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New and rare entomogenous fungi from Amazonia

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A new sclerotium-producing species on an ant host,Hirsutella subramanianii, and a newCordyceps species,C. cantharelloides, with agaric-like fruitbodies on a wood-boring coleopteran larva are described and illustrated from specimens collected in the Amazonian rain forests.

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  1. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 273, 3740 AG, Baarn, the Netherlands

    Robert A Samson

  2. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Ferry Lane, TW9 3AF, Kew, Surrey, UK

    Harry C Evans

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Samson, R.A., Evans, H.C. New and rare entomogenous fungi from Amazonia. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 94, 309–317 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053146

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