The new species Ascophanus hyalino-niveus and A. melleo-fuscidulus are described on the basis of specimens collected in Czechoslovakia. These coprophilous species were either collected in nature or cultivated on dung in a moist chamber.
Svrček M. (1972): Species novae generis Ascophanus Boud. (Pezizales). – Česká Mykologie 26(1): 29–31.