A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS CORDYCEPS

Cordyceps shanxiensis Liu,Rong et Jin sp.nov.Stromata singularia vel raro geminata e utrinque hospitis oriunda:stipitibus elongato-cylindricis,0.5-5 cm longis, 1-1.5 mm crassis, inteolis; parte fertili subglobosae,2 mm diam., fuscae. Perithecia omino immersa, ampullacea, 300-400×90-140μm Asci 140-220×5-5.7μm apice incrassati 4-6μm, ascosporis 4, contortis. Ascosporis articuli 3.5-4×1-1.5μm, utrinque truncata.Status conidicus incognitus.Hab. In larvis (Pleonomus canaliculatus Faldermann et Melanotus candex Lewis) in sylvis montium usque ad 1900m supra mare, Shunwangping, Mt. Zhongtiao,Provincia Shanxi,China.