Updated checklist of Entomophthoralean fungi from Argentina

LÓPEZ LASTRA, C.C.; GUTIERREZ, A.C.; MANFRINO, R.G.; MENDIBURU M.; TOLEDO A.V.

Valencia

Congreso; International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control; 2019

SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Entomophthoralean fungi includes a great diversity of species thatpredominantly infects insects. The previous reports on the subjectrecorded for Argentina were focused on taxonomy, biodiversity,epizootiology and some laboratory evaluations of biological activity of thespecies Batkoa sp., Conidiobolus coronatus, C. obscurus, Entomophagagrylli, E. planchoniana, E. ferdinandii, Neozygites sp., N. fresenii,Pandora sp., P. delphacis, P. dipterigena, P. gammae, P. neoaphidis,P. nouryi, Zoophthora sp. and Z. radicans. The objective of thisresearch was to further update and adding new records to ArgentineanEntomophthoralean fungal species as their geographical distribution. Oursurvey includes five new records of Zoophthora radicans infecting insecthosts belonging to the orders Diptera, Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera from Pampasic and Litoral regions of Argentina. These and other new records,not only increase the host range of Entomophthoralean fungi, but alsotheir geographical distribution around the world. The overall goal of thiswork was to follow this endeavor and further update the knowledge ofArgentinean Entomophthoralean fungal species with new records thatexpand their insect host range and their geographical distribution.