Metarhizium purpureonigrum Luangsa-ard, Tasanathai, Thanakitpipattana & Samson

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

Metarhizium purpureonigrum Luangsa-ard, Tasanathai, Thanakitpipattana & Samson

Hosts.

Elateridae larvae ( Campsosternus sp.).

Known distribution.

Thailand ( Mongkolsamrit et al. 2020).

Notes.

According to the description and pictures provided ( Mongkolsamrit et al. 2020), the species is probably a synonym of O. jiangxiensis , a traditional Chinese medicinal mushroom ( Zha et al. 2018, also see O. jiangxiensis below). Hosts of the species, which were recorded as Coleoptera larvae, are Elateridae larvae ( Campsosternus sp.).