A new species of Samsoniella (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) on the herald moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix (Erebidae: Noctuoidea), from caves in the British Isles.
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January 31, 2025
Abstract
( : ), pathogenic on the herald moth ( : ), is described as a new species, based on morphological, ecological and molecular evidence. Infected specimens of this troglophilic moth were recorded from caves, as well as from a copper mine, in southern England (Devon, Norfolk), Northern Ireland (Fermanagh) and the Republic of Ireland (Sligo). The moths were found consistently on the cave floor or rock ledges, rather than on the ceiling amongst the over-wintering, healthy moth populations; producing multiple, white or non-pigmented clavae of the cordyceps-like sexual morph. Synnemata of the asexual morph occurred sporadically but were produced consistently . The ecology and taxonomy are discussed in relation to previous records of entomopathogenic fungi on and other trogloxene moths.
Journal title
Fungal Systematics and Evolution
Volume
15
Publisher
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Place of publication
Utrecht, The Netherlands
ISSN
2589-3823
Date accepted
November 11, 2024
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IF = 4.929 (2023-2024)