Cordyceps nirtolii Negi, Koranga, Ranj. Singh & Z. Ahmed

Host.

Larva of Elateridae ( Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal)).

Known distribution.

India (Himalaya) (Negi et al. 2012).

Note.

Host of the species was recorded as a larva of Melanotus communis (Negi et al. 2012). Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal) represents an Elateridae insect, while Melanotus communis E. Horak is a mushroom ( Agaricales: Strophariaceae).