The genus Palifer(Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales) K. Hjortstam & L. Ryvarden ..................................................................................7A new species of Paullicorticium (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales) from Brazil, K. Hjortstam ............................................................................................11Gymnopilus epileatum nova species (Cortinariaceae, Agaricales). L. Ryvarden .........................................................................................................14Some species of corticioid fungi (Basidiomycotina) Aphyllophorales) from Costa Rica K. Hjortstam & L. Ryvarden ............................................................17Phlebiella caricis-pendulae: a new corticioid fungus from Wales, P. Roberts ............................................................................................................25Checklist of corticioid fungi (Basidiomycotina) from the tropics, subtropics and the southern hemisphere, K. Hjortstam & L. Ryvarden ......................................27 Nomenclaturial novelties proposed in this volume: New speciesPaullicorticium crassiusculumHjortstam ...........................................................11Gymnopilus epileatum Ryvarden ........................................................................15Globuliciopsis lindbladiiHjortstam & Ryvarden ................................................19Phlebiella caricis-pendulae P. Roberts ..............................................................25 New combinationsPalifer gamundiae (Greslebin & Rajchenberg) Hjortstam & Ryvarden ..............9Palifer hjorstamii (Greslebin & Rajchenberg) Hjortstam & Ryvarden ...............9Palifer wrightii (Hjortstam & Ryvarden) Hjortstam & Ryvarden ......................10