NOTES: These specimens are referred to Hyalorbilia inflatula based primarily on ascospore shape and dimensions, ascus dimensions, the fact that the paraphyses exceed the asci and form an apithelium and the hyaline apothecia. However, H. inflatula is reported to have broad paraphyses which are not greatly enlarged at the apex, and has asci which typically do not have tapered and/or branched bases (Spooner, 1987). In the present specimens the paraphyses are narrow with swollen apices, and the asci have tapered bases. This is considered to represent natural variation. The single specimen from Hong Kong HKU(M)12838 had somewhat longer asci (26–33 × 3–3.5 µm) than has been reported previously for H. inflatula (24–28 × 4 µm ) (Spooner, 1987), but is still considered to be H. inflatula based on its ascospore characters and dimensions. MATERIAL EXAMINED: NEW ZEALAND, North Island, Auckland Region, Hunua Ranges, Wairou-Cosseys Track, on decaying leaves of Freycinetia banksii, 9 May 1996, S.R. Whitton HKU(M)4957 (IFRD); North Island, Auckland Region, Waitakere Ranges, Fairy Falls Track, on decaying leaves of F. banksii, 23 May 1996, S.R. Whitton HKU(M)4958 (IFRD213-011); North Island, Wellington Region, Paraparaumu, Nikau Reserve, on decaying leaf bases of F. banksii, 6 May 1997, S.R. Whitton HKU(M)5084 (IFRD212-016); North Island, Wellington Region, Wainuimata Valley, in forest surrounding Wainuiomata Reservoir, on decaying leaves of F. banksii, 6 May 1997, S.R. Whitton HKU(M)12739 (IFRD).