Sporidesmiella oraniopsis, a new species of dematiaceous hyphomycete from North Queensland, Australia and synopsis of the genus

Sporidesmiella oraniopsis, a new species recorded from a forest on Mt Lewis in North Queensland, Australia, is described and illustrated. The species is characterized by obclavate, pale brown, 3(-5)-distoseptate conidia, roun ded at the apex and truncate at the base. It is similar to S. claviformis i n morphology, but has longer conidia and more distosepta. A key to the genu s and composite drawings of conidia of all species in the genus are provide d.