A new species of Hypodematium (Hypodematiaceae) from China.

Hypodematium confertivillosum J.X.Li, F.Q.Zhou & X.J.Li, sp. nov. , a new species of Hypodematium from Shandong, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to H. crenatum (Forssk.) Kuhn & Decken and H. glanduloso-pilosum (Tagawa) Ohwi, but differs greatly from them by its abaxial fronds sparsely covered with rod-shaped glandular hairs, its adaxial fronds without rod-shaped glandular hairs and spore reniform, with verrucate processes, surface with distinct finely lamellar rugae ornamentation. The description, photographs and a key to H. confertivillosum as well as their notes are provided.