Lepteutypa hexagonalis sp. nov. is described from a dead trunk of Pina
nga sp. (Palmae) collected in an Ecuadorean rainforest. Ascomata are d
eeply immersed with a distinct ostiolum, asci are cylindrical with a J
(+) subapical ring, and ascospores are brown, 4-celled, and hexagonal
or heptagonal in transverse section.