<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cortinarius stjernegaardii</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">C. kristinae</Emphasis> (Basidiomycota,Agaricales), two new European species with a mainly northern distribution

We describe two new, mainly North European species of basidiomycetous fungi. Cortinarius stjernegaardii belongs to the section Percomes containing several similar species with greenish-yellow, anthraquinonoid pigments and peculiar smells. The species has hitherto been identified as” C. bulbopodius” in the Nordic countries, an epithet which, however, is reduced to a synonym of C. aurilicis. Cortinarius kristinae belongs to the section Calochroi, which includes many morphologically similar species with sharply marginate bulbose stipes and yellow pileus colours. The species are distinguished from related taxa by molecular data (ribosomal ITS region), and typical specimens can be identified by a combination of basidiocarp coloration, stature, microscopy, reactions with KOH, and habitat.