Auckland, Waitakere Ra., Huia, August 1947, J.M.D. ; Ana¬whata Rd., August 1947, J.M.D. (type collection) ; Septem¬ber 1947, J.M.D. ; Waitakere Ra., Rua-te-whenua August, 1949, J.M.D.

Perithecia scattered or caespitose, globose, occasionally pyriform 0-15-0-35mm., light red darkening to brown vinaceous when mature, scabrid, ostiole minute, papillate, perithecial wall pseudoharenchymatous 40 µm, thick, outer cells 10-20tt, lightly pigmented and thickened, sub-hymenial cells small 4-5 µm diameter, densely pigmented and thickened. Asci cylindrical or clavate 20-50 x 4-7 µm, ends truncate, 6-8 spored, biseriate,' occasionally obliquely uniseriate; pseudopara-physes filamentous forming a network within the perithecia. Spores elliptical, filiform, ends truncate 9-13 x 3-4 µm, smooth, hyaline.

New Zealand.

Coprosma grandifolia Hook. f.

Perithecia sparsa vel caespitosa, globosa 0 - 15-0 -3mm. pallide rubra vel brunneo-vinosa, scabrida, ostiolo papillato ; pariete perithecii pseudoparenchymato 401, crasso; cellulis exterioribus 10--201-t leviter densatis; cellulis iuterior.ibus parvis, 4-51, diam.; solide densatis et tinetis. Asci cylindrici vel clavati 20-50 x 4-7,u; terminis truneatis ; 6-8 sporis biseriatis ; pseudoparapbysibus filamentosis. Sporae uniseptatae, ellipticae vel filiformes; terminis truneatis 9-13 x 3-41,; leves hyalinae.

Perithecia were collected on bark damaged by insects. Spores are larger than those of X. tawa and the ends are truncated, pyriform and often irregularly divided by a septum.