A new report on Hesperomyces coleomegillae (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) parasitism of Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in Brazil

Acta Mycologica

Jessica Rembinski¹  Hagabo Honorato de Paulo¹  Jonas Dias Almeida¹  Elen Lima Aguiar Menezes¹  Carlos Antonio Inácio²  Alessandra Carvalho Silva³ 

[1] Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRRJ, BR 465, Km 7, University Campus, Rural Zone, Seropédica, RJ, CEP 23851-970;Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465, Km 7, University Campus, Rural Zone, Seropédica, RJ, CEP 23851-970;Embrapa Agrobiology, BR 465, Km 7, Ecology Site, Rural Zone, Seropédica, RJ, CEP 23981-355;

关键词: host–parasitic interaction;    Laboulbeniomycetes;    ectoparasitic fungi;    12-spotted ladybird;    biotrophic parasites;    tropical fungi;   

DOI  :  10.5586/am.1117

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

For the first time, the genus Hesperomyces has been reported to infect Coleomegilla maculata in laboratory mass rearing in Brazil. Thalli were found growing on several parts of this ladybird species, including the head, elytra, legs, and abdomen. Infested adults died after 60 days.

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