New species of Rhizomyces (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) parasitic on African stalk-eyed flies (Diptera, Diopsidae)

  • Walter Rossi Sect. Environmental Sciences, Dept of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Coppito (AQ), 67100 Italy
  • Hans R. Feijen Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.474
Keywords: Afrotropical, Diopsidae, Laboulbeniales, Rhizomyces, taxonomy

Abstract

Three new species of Rhizomyces Thaxt., parasitic on African stalk-eyed flies, are described. These are R. forcipatus W.Rossi & Feijen sp. nov., parasitic on various species of Centrioncus Speiser from Ivory Coast, Kenya and Malawi and Teloglabrus Feijen from South Africa; R. ramosus W.Rossi & Feijen sp. nov., parasitic on Diopsina nitida (Adams, 1903) from Uganda; R. tschirnhausii W.Rossi & Feijen sp. nov., parasitic on Diopsina africana (Shillito, 1940) from Uganda. All previous records of species of Rhizomyces are presented in tabulated form with updated host names. A key is presented to all species of Rhizomyces. The occurrence of Rhizomyces and other taxa of the Laboulbeniales Lindau in the genera of the Diopsidae Billberg is discussed.

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Published
2018-11-08
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Rossi, W., & Feijen, H. R. (2018). New species of Rhizomyces (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) parasitic on African stalk-eyed flies (Diptera, Diopsidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (474). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.474
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No. 474 (2018): New species of Rhizomyces (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) parasitic on African stalk-eyed flies (Diptera, Diopsidae)
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