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Etymology: The species is named after the type locality “Bosco della Ficuzza”
near the village Ficuzza.

Remarks: In the same locality we found another Phoma on Ramalina fastigiata,
that also does not fit to any of the decribed species, with conidia (3·7–)3·9–
4·3(–4·4) x (2·0–)2·1–2·3(–2·4) µm (n=20), l/b = (1·6–)1·7–2·0(–2·2) (n=20) (hb
IVL 130).

Fig. 2: Phoma ficuzzae (holotypus): A section through a conidioma (detail with
inner part of wall and conidiogenous cells). B Conidia and conidioge-
nous cells.

Polycoccum kerneri J. STEINER
3: on Lecidea fuscoatra (hb IVL 3966).

This obviously rare species so far is known from the British Isles and
France, Greece, the Czech Republic, the Canary Islands, and the USA. In Europe
it seems to be confined to Lecidea fuscoatra s. l., whilst in America it was found on
Lecidea tessellata. New for Sicily, probably also for Italy.
Pronectria leptaleae (STEINER) LOWEN
8: on Physcia aipolia (hb IVL 3930).

We follow the argumentation of DIEDERICH (2003) not to include this spe-
cies in the genus Xenonectriella. Pronectria leptaleae was described from the Bel-
grade forest, which lies in the European part of Turkey near Istanbul (not in
Serbia!). It is known from a few other European countries (Austria, British Isles,

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