Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...erect consisting of four cells; the basal narrower and somewhat longer; the rest subequal, slightly flattened and oblique. The appendage usually four celled, the basal much larger, the subbasal abruptly narrower and brownish, suberect and hardly reaching the tip of the upper antheridium. The latter relatively long and slender, one to three in number, the stalk-cell well defined, the venter slightly inflated, the neck slightly curved outward. Receptacle 28 /j. Antheridia 28 X 6/i. Appendage 20-24 n. Total length to tip of antheridia 58 fi. Fcmalc individual faintly tinged with pale brownish yellow, erect, compact. Receptacle consisting of six or seven cells somewhat obliquely superposed and somewhat flattened; the basal subtriangular, short; the two above it, rarely a third, producing secondary appendages which are appressed, bending upward against the perithecium, the apex of which they seldom reach, rather stout, hardly tapering, six or seven celled; the primary appendage similar to that of the male, usually five celled; the subbasal abruptly narrower and slightly brownish; the distal as long as the rest of the appendage, or nearly so. Perithecium usually single, erect, straight or nearly so, stout, sessile, the tip tapering to the apex which is slightly bent sidewise toward a terminal pair of minute auricle-like projections. Perithecia 38-50 X 12-14/i. Receptacle 30-38 p. Primary appendage 28-38/i; secondary 45-60 p. Total length to tip of perithecium 75100 /i. On the elytra of a smaller species of Hctcrophyllus with an orange spot on the elytra. No. 2759 Hayti (Mann). This species is so closely allied to the preceding that I have hesitated to separate them. Since both male and female show distinct differences, however, I have concluded...
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