New species of Stigmatomyces from various continents.
Four new species of Stigmatomyces (Ascomycetes, Laboulbeniales, Stigmatomycetinae) parasitic on flies (Diptera) are described. These are S. benjaminii, parasitic on Spilochroa polita (Trixoscelididae) from Mexico, S. munarii, parasitic on Trixoscelis namibensis (Trixoscelididae) from Namibia, S. neurochaetae parasitic on Neurochaeta parviceps (Neurochaetidae) from Malaysia, and S. zaleae, parasitic on Zalea spp. (Tethinidae) from Australia. Both Trixoscelididae and Neurochaetidae are new host families for Laboulbeniales.
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 Coppito, L'Aquila, Italia.
Walter
W
Rossi
Alex
A
Weir
D000818:Animals; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001315:Australia; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D008296:Malaysia; D008800:Mexico; D009276:Namibia