Ophiocordyceps acicularis (Ravenel) Petch, 1933

Zha, Ling-Sheng, Kryukov, Vadim Yu, Ding, Jian-Hua, Jeewon, Rajesh & Chomnunti, Putarak, 2021, Novel taxa and species diversity of Cordyceps sensu lato (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) developing on wireworms (Elateroidea and Tenebrionoidea, Coleoptera), MycoKeys 78, pp. 79-117 : 79

Ophiocordyceps acicularis (Ravenel) Petch

Cordyceps acicularis ≡ Cordyceps acicularis Ravenel

Hosts.

Elateridae larvae ( Shimizu 1997).

Known distribution.

China (Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan), Japan, Russia (Far East), U.S.A. (Carolina) ( Massee 1895; Kobayasi and Shimizu 1980a, Koval 1984; Liang 2007).

Note.

Hosts of the species were generally identified as wireworms or Coleoptera larvae ( Kobayasi and Shimizu 1980a, Liang 2007). Shimizu (1997) identified the hosts of the species from Japan and Taiwan as Elateridae larvae.