1. Lamellae decurrent to the base of the stipe, cheilocystidia on the stipe lamella-edge with apical branch and fingerlike protrusion…………………………………………………………………. . N. longifolius

1. Lamellae decurrent to the apex of the stipe, cheilocystidia on the stipe lamella-edge absent …………………………………………………………………………………………………………2

2. Pileus and stipe surfaces, producing a viscid reddish-brown resinous secretion, with lanceolate with an inflated base and a tapering neck with an obtuse apex pleurocystidia…………………………N. adhaerens

2. Pileus and stipe surfaces, lacking a viscid reddish-brown resinous secretion, pleurocystidia absent……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

3. Stipe surface often distinctly squama, partial veil developed often ephemeral………………. . N. lepideus

3. Stipe surface with powdery punctatus, partial veil not developed………………………. . N. cyathiformis