On dead wood and bark, (1, 2) Podocarpus spicatus, (1) Wellington Prov., Tongariro National Park, Erua, 6.111.1963, DAOM 109585; (2) Canterbu y Prov., Kaituna Valley. Banks Peninsula, 1 5.X. 1963, DAOM 1093 8 1; (3) Podocarpus sp., Canterbury Prov- Peel Forest, 16.X.1963, PDD 21595 (type) (DAOM 109597); (4) Weimannia racemosa, Westland, Lake Ianthe, Pukekura, 8.1V.1963, DAOM 93565.

Coloniae sparsae effusae.Mycelium plerumque immersum, ex hyphis ramosis, septatis, pallide brunneis vel brunneis, 3.5-7.2um crassis compositum. Conidiophora singulariter nata vel 2-4 aggregata. sparsa, erecta, simplicia, plerumque recta, attenuata, septata, ad 720um longa, basim versus 10-16um crassa. atra. apicem versus 5.5-6.5um crassa et atrobrunnea sel pallide brunnea. Conidiophora per 1-9 proliferationes conidiogenas percurrentes elongescentia. Conidia singula primo in apice conidiophori et dein proliferationis cujusque successivae oriunda, primo late obovoidea dein late ellipsoidea vel obloriga utrinque rotundata. basi cicatrice plana sublimbriata 5.5-6.5um lat. praedita, continua, laevia; tunica externa brunnea vel atrobrunnea, tenuis (c. 0.7um) fragilis, tunica interna hyalina, crassa (ad 7um) Conidia 26-54 X 21.5-30.5um plerumque 36-48 X 24-27um

Holotyptus in ligno emortuo Podocarpi sp., Nova Zelindia,---CanterburyProv., Peel Forest---. 16.X.1963. S.J.H.. PDD 21595 (DAO.M,1 109597),