Leucogaster solidus sp. nov. (Albatrellaceae, Russulales) from China

Leucogaster solidus sp. nov. from southern China is described and illustrated. This species is characterized by the brown to reddish brown and verrucose basidiome, non-gelatinous gleba, thin peridium and trama, and large, globose to subglobose basidiospores with alveolate ornamentation. Phylogenetic analysis supports its taxonomic position in the genus Leucogaster.