Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a host of the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales, Laboulbeniaceae): A case report and short review

Hesperomyces virescens is an ectoparasite of some Coccinellidae, which until the mid-1990s was relatively rarely only reported from warm regions in various parts of the world. Analysis of the host and distribution data of H. virescens recorded in the Western Palaearctic and North America reveals sev...

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Main Authors: Piotr CERYNGIER, Kamila TWARDOWSKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2013-12-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201304-0001_Harmonia_axyridis_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_as_a_host_of_the_parasitic_fungus_Hesperomyces_virescens_Ascomyc.php