Occurrence of Chaetomidium arxii on sunn pest in Iran

Abstract

Chaetomidium arxii was recovered from dead, overwintering adults of Eurygaster integriceps in northern Iran. The species was identified based on morphological characteristics as well as sequence data from LSU and ITS-rDNA regions. This is first report on the occurrence of C. arxii on sunn pest and a new record of C. arxii for Iran. The fungus is fully illustrated and described.

Keywords

• Ascomycetes
• cephalothecoid
• Chaetomiaceae
• Chaetomium
• entomopathogenic