Novel taxa of black mildews from Kerala State

This paper gives an account of six new species belonging to the group black mildews distributed among the genera, Asterina, Bheemamyces and Meliola. Of these, Asterina acronychigena, Asterina cassiifolia, Asterina urticacearum, Bheemamyces oleae, Meliola microtropidis and Meliola padmanabhapurica are the new species described and illustrated in detail.