Stropharia atroferruginea (Agaricales, Strophariaceae), a new species from Battagram district, Pakistan

A new species, Stropharia atroferruginea , is described from Battagram district Pakistan, based on morpho-anatomical and molecular (ITS & LSU) analyses. Its characterizing features are the dark red to dark reddish-brown pileus with round squamules and decurrent lamellae, the cogwheeled annulus and the clavate to sub-bulbous stipe base, and ellipsoid to oblong basidiospores. Photographs and comparisons with closely related species are also included.