Abstract
Twenty-three species and 1 variety of the Ostropalean genus Stictis Persoon:Fries are reported from New Zealand: S. brachyspora Saccardo et Berlese, S. carnea Seaver et Waterson, S. dicksoniae Sherwood, S. dumontii Sherwood, S. fuscella Sherwood, S. hawaiiensis Cash, S. prominens Sherwood, S. radiata Persoon: Fries , S. ramuligera Starbäck, S. serpentaria Ellis et Everhart, S. virginea Cooke et Phillips, together wIth the newly described species, S. asteliae, S. clavata, S. collospermi, S. cordylinae, S. dealbata, S. inconstans, S. laciniata, S. lata, S. paucula, S. subiculata, S. tortilis, and S. trinervia spp. nov., and the newly described variety, S. ramuligera var. minor var. nov. Seven taxa with hyaline ascocarp wall-hyphae, S. carnea, S. hawaiiensis, S. ramuligera, S. ramuligera var. minor, S. lata, S. prominens, and S. inconstans formed Ebollia Minter et Caine anamorphs in culture. Four species with brown ascocarp wall-hyphae, S. asteliae, S. subiculata, S. dieksoniae, and S. serpentaria formed Coleophoma-like anamorphs in culture. Anamorphs of 3 species, S. carnea, S. ramuligera, and S. subiculata, were also found in nature.