Ophiocordyceps jiangxiensis (Z.Q. Liang, A.Y. Liu & Yong C. Jiang) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora

Cordyceps jiangxiensis ≡ Cordyceps jiangxiensis Z.Q. Liang, A.Y. Liu & Yong C. Jiang

Hosts.

Elateridae larvae ( Campsosternus sp.) (Liang et al. 2001; Zha et al. 2018).

Known distribution.

China (Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan) (Zha et al. 2018).

Notes.

The species was originally described by Liang et al. (2001) with specimens from Jiangxi, China. Sung et al. (2007) revised it to O. jiangxiensis only based on the original morphological description. The species is closely similar to Metarhizium purpureonigrum, a recently-described species from Thailand (Mongkolsamrit et al. 2020). Future studies are warranted to clarify its taxonomic placement.