Two new species of Panaeolus (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) from coprophilous habitats of Punjab, India

Two new coprophilous species of Panaeolus , namely P. cyanoannulatus and P. lepus–stercus , of family Psathyrellaceae are described from Punjab, India. Panaeolus cyanoannulatus was collected on a mixed cow and horse dung heap from Hoshiarpur district and P. lepus–stercus was located growing scattered on rabbit pellets from Pathankot district of Punjab state in India. Panaeolus cyanoannulatus is a blue staining mushroom with annulate stipe while P. lepus–stercus is characterized by yellowish gray umbonate pileus, 2– and 4–spored basidia, limoniform hexagonal basidiospores, polymorphic chrysocystidia and absence of pileocystidia and clamp connections. In this paper, these two taxa are described, illustrated, and compared with similar species.