Holotype (PDD 27015); Isotype (Herb. HK. ZT 68/581): 'Lake Waikaremoana, Tawa Track, Urewera N.P., N.Z.; leg. Horak, 24.VI.1968'.

Pileus 10-25 mm diam., hemispherical, becoming convex, aged carpophores pulvinate and often depressed or subconcave at the centre, margin incurved. brown, covered by soot-brown fibrils and scales, dry, neither striate nor hygrophanous. Lamellae (L 10-16, l 1-3) adnate-emarginate, whitish when young, becoming grey-pink, gill edge concolorous, not fimbriate. Stipe 20-40 x 2-3 mm, cylindrical, often curved near the base, grey or purplish brown, densely covered by concolorous dots at least near the apex, dry, hollow, solitary or in clusters. Context light brown. Odor and taste not distinctive.
Spores 12-14 x 11-13 µm, 5-6-sided, with prominent knobs. Basidia 45-52 x 10 µm. 4-spored. Cheilocystidia 70-110 x 10-20 µm, awl-shaped, membrane thin-walled, hyaline. pleurocystidia none. Caulocystidia 60-100 x 10µm, clavate, often curved. Cuticle a cutis of cylindrical, repent or suberect hyphae (10-15 µm diam.), membrane thin-walled, with conspicuous, brown, plasmatic pigment. Clamp connections present.

On soil in forests (under Dacrydium, Beilschmiedia, Elaeocarpus, Dicksonia, etc.). New Zealand.

Pileo 10-25 mm lato, ex hemisphaerico pulvinato, subdepresso, brunneo, squamis et fibrillis fuligineis obtecto, sicco, haud striato Lamellis emarginato-adnatis, albidis postea griseo-roseis, acie concolori instructis. Stipite 20-40 x 2-3 mm, cylindraceo, sicco, griseo vel porphyreo, apicem versus pruinoso, cavo. Odore saporeque nullo. Sporis 12-14 x 11-13 µm, 5-6-angulatis, sasidiis 4-sporigcris. Cheilocystidiis 7-110 x 10-20µm, tenui-tunicatis, haud coloratis, pleurocystidiis nullis. Caulocystidiis 60-100 x l0 µm, clavatis. Epicute ex hyphis cylindraceis cutem formantibus, pigmento brunneo plasmaticoque instructis. Hyphis fibuligeris. Ad terram in silvis. Novazelandia.

This species is distinguished by its large, complex spores, awl-shaped cheilocystidia, presence of conspicuous caulocystidia and scaly pileus. Macroscopically it resembles E. squamiferum Hk. (see discussion there).

Holotypus (PDD 27015): 'Lake Waikaremoana, Urewera N.P., N.Z.; leg. Horak, 24.VI.1968'.

Holotype (PDD 27016); Isotype (Herb. HK. ZT 68/565): 'Timaru Stream, Pouakai Range, Mt. Egmont, N.Z; leg. Horak, 18.VI.1968'. - Herb. HK. ZT 68/156 (PDD 27059):'Ahaura, Ngahere, prov. Westcoast, N.Z.; leg. Horak, 15.III.1968'.

Pileus 10-40 mm diam., convex becoming applanate with ± distinct shallow umbilicus at the centre, margin expanded, dark brown (tobacco), densely covered by concolorous squamules or (near the centre) scales, striate towards the margin, dry, hygrophanous. Lamellae (L 10-15, 1 3(7), emarginate adnate, brownish, turning pink-brownish, gill edge concolorous, not fimbriate. Stipe (25) 30-90 x 2-3.5 mm, cylindrical or somewhat attenuated towards the base, whitish-brownish, pruinose (at least apically), stiff, twisted, fragile, dry, fistulose. Context brownish. Odor and taste none or slightly farinaceous.
Spores 10-12 x 10-12 µm, mostly 5-sided, with prominent knobs, complex. Basidia 30-38 x 10-13 µm, 4-spored. Cheilocystidia (and pleurocystidia) 55-120 x 12-25 µm, fusoid or ampullaceous, the distinct mucro apically rounded, membrane thin-walled, hyaline, sometimes coloured by brownish, plasmatic pigment. Caulocystidia 40-85 x 10-20 µm, clavate, hyaline, in clusters. Cuticle a cutis of cylindrical, repent or suberect hyphae (8-17 µm diam.), membrane thin-walled, not gelatinized, with brown, plasmatic pigment. Clamp connections abundant.

On soil among mosses and litter in forests (under Beilschmiedia, Weinmannia, Coprosma, Cyathea, etc.) or on rotten wood (of Nothofagus spp.). New Zealand.

Pileo 10-40 mm lato, convexo, applanato-depresso, subumbilicato, brunneo, fibrillis squamisque concoloribus obtecto, sicco, striato ad marginem. Lamellis emarginatis, brunneo-roseis, acie concolori instructis. Stipite (25) 30-90 x 2-3.5 mm, cylindrico vel attenuato basim versus, albido vel brunneolo, in toto pruinoso, sicco, fistuloso. Odore saporeque nullo vel subfarinaceo. Sporis 10-12 x (8.5)10-12 µm, 5-angulatis, complexis. Basidiis 4-sporigeris. Cheilocystidius (et pleurocystidiis) 55-120 x 12-25 µm, fusoideis vel ampullaceis, hyalinis. Caulocystidiis 40-85 x 10-20µm, clavaris. Epicute ex hyphis cylindraceis cutem formantibus, pigmento brunneo, plasmatico instructis, haud fibuligeris. Ad terram in silvis. Novazelandia.

Macroscopically, in its scaly pileus, pruinose stipe and colouring, E. squamiferum resembles E. acuticystidiosum Hk. but the species can easily be distinguished by the different size and shape of the spores and the form of the cheilo- and pleurocystidia respectively.

Holotypus (PDD 27016): 'Pouakai Range, Mt. Egmont, N.Z.; leg. Horak, 18.VI.1968'.