VALSARIA AND NOTES ON ENDOXYLINA, PSEUDOTHYRIDARIA, PSEUDOVALSARIA, AND ROUSSOELLA

Four species of Valsaria are recognized: Valsaria bambusae, V. fulvopr uinata, V. insitiva, and V. rubricosa. Cultures and anamorph of V. bam busae are newly described herein. An annotated list is provided for ep ithets associated with Valsaria and its synonyms --- including Myrmaec ium, Phaeocreopsis, and Hypoxylonopsis --- and Valsonectria. Endoxylin a and Pseudothyridaria are resurrected to accommodate some segregates of Valsaria. A more complete list of synonyms for Pseudovalsaria ferru ginea is provided. Three segregates of Valsaria are combined with Rous soella. Eight species of Roussoella are accepted, including two new sp ecies, R. alveolata and R. intermedia, and three new combinations, R. chilensis, R. donacicola, and R. pustulans. Keys to the genera discuss ed and to taxa of Valsaria and Roussoella are provided.