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Leucoagaricus decipiens and La. erythrophaeus, a new species pair in sect. Piloselli

     ¹ Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, 111 Koshland Hall #3102, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3102, United States of America
² Via Marmilla,12, Olbia, Italy
³ Plant Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, Turin, Italy, 10125, Italy

Leucoagaricus decipiens and La. erythrophaeus, are described as new from Sardinia, Italy and California, USA, respectively. These sister species show distinct reddening reactions when touched on all parts of the basidiocarps and darken on drying. Their collariate lamellae, broadly cylindrical to utriform cheilocystidia and trichodermal pileus covering distinguish them morphologically from other species in sect. Piloselli, while nrITS and EF1-a sequences distinguish them from each other. Leucoagaricus erythrophaeus has been known under the name Lepiota roseifolia, but the type collection of this species does not fit the interpretation.

Key words: Agaricaceae, biodiversity, Mediterranean, nrITS and EF1- sequences