ABSTRACT
Veluticeps is emended to include Columnocystis. New combinations of V. fimbriata and V. fusispora are proposed. Descriptions of seven species of Veluticeps are included as well as cultural descriptions of V. abietina and V. fimbriata. Veluticeps fimbriata, common throughout western North America, is a distinct species from V. abietina, which is found primarily in eastern and northwestern North America and Europe. A key to the species of Veluticeps is provided. The Chaetodermataceae is emended to include Veluticeps and Crustoderma.