Mycological Progress (2005) 4, 91-99

Harry C. Evans and Paul F. Whitehead (2005)
Entomogenous fungi of arboreal Coleoptera from Worcestershire, England, including the new species Harposporium bredonense
Mycological Progress 4 (2), 91-99
Abstract: During entomological surveys in ancient woodland and orchards in the English county of Worcestershire, dead arboreal beetles were found exhibiting external evidence of primary colonisation by anamorphic fungi belonging to the Clavicipitales. One of these proved to be an undescribed species and a new taxon is proposed: Harposporium bredonense on the larva of a longhorn beetle, Leiopus nebulosus (Cerambycidae), with a Hirsutella synanamorph. Hirsutella guignardii on the adult histerid beetle, Paromalus flavicornis, is a new host record, as well as a new fungal record for the British Isles. In addition, Lecanicillium psalliotae and Paecilomyces farinosus were isolated from mummified ecloded pupae of the Noble Chafer, Aleurostictus nobilis (Scarabaeidae), which is recognised as a rare or endangered species in Britain.
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Database assignments for author(s): Harry C. Evans

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Cordyceps farinosa (entomopathogen)			United Kingdom
Hirsutella guignardii (entomopathogen)			United Kingdom
Lecanicillium psalliotae (antagonist-entomopathogen)			United Kingdom