Books received by the Rijksherbarium library

As a follow-up of the well-known ‘Standaardlijst van Nederlandse paddestoelen’ (Arnolds, 1984), a new book has been edited by Arnolds, Kuyper & Noordeloos, entitled ‘Overzicht van de paddestoelen in Nederland’ (Survey of the Macromycetes of the Netherlands). It is written in Dutch language with an extensive English summary. The book contains, after six introductory chapters, a taxonomic survey of 3,488 species recorded from the Netherlands. The genera were treated by a total of 24 professional and amateur mycologists. For each species the following data are given: accepted scientific name with numerical code; vernacular name; selected literature; data on distribution and ecology in the Netherlands; position on preliminary Red List of endangered macrofungi; notes on variation and taxonomic position. The data are also summarized in a tabellaric list with frequency and ecological data in numerical codes. This list is completely accessible without knowledge of Dutch language. Surveys of changes in nomenclature compared to the former list complete the book. The book is illustrated with line drawings and 16 colour plates after water colour paintings.