Abstract
The genus Brotherella M. Fleisch. is a member of the Pylaisiadelphaceae and many of the species are distributed in East Asia. A few species have been reported from Europe, North and Central America. Since Fleischer proposed the genus Brotherella in 1914, sixty five taxa have been described. Fifteen species of Brotherella are accepted after the revision: Brotherella canadensis W.B. Schofield, B. complanata Reimers & Sakurai, B. curvirostris (Schwägr.) M. Fleisch., B. cuspidata Y. Jia & J.-M. Xu, B. deplanatula (Cardot) Broth., Brotherella erythrocaulis (Mitt.) M. Fleisch., B. falcata (Dozy & Molk.) M. Fleisch., B. fauriei (Cardot) Broth., B. henonii (Duby) M. Fleisch., B. longipes Broth., B. luzonensis (Broth.) M. Fleisch., B. minutula E.B. Bartram, B. nictans (Mitt.) Broth., B. opaeodon (Sull.) Broth. and B. recurvans (Michx.) M. Fleisch. Brotherella crassipes Sakurai, B. herbacea Sakurai, B. indosinensis (Broth. & Paris) Broth. and B. roellii (Renauld & Cardot) M. Fleisch. are proposed to be new synonyms. Brotherella luzonensis (Broth.) M. Fleisch. is reported new to China, while Brotherella erythrocaulis (Mitt.) M. Fleisch. and B. fauriei (Cardot) Broth. are reported for the first time in North America. A key to the species is provided.
