Ophiocordyceps melolonthae (Tul. & C. Tul.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora

Torrubia melolonthae ≡ Torrubia melolonthae Tul. & C. Tul.

Cordyceps melolonthae ≡ Cordyceps melolonthae (Tul. & C. Tul.) Sacc.

Cordyceps rickii = Cordyceps rickii Lloyd

Cordyceps melolonthae rickii = Cordyceps melolonthae var. rickii (Lloyd) Mains

Ophiocordyceps melolonthae rickii = Ophiocordyceps melolonthae var. rickii (Lloyd) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora

Hosts.

Scarabaeidae larvae (Shrestha et al. 2016), Elateridae larvae (Shimizu 1997).

Distribution.

North, Central and South America, the West Indies (Kobayasi 1941; Mains 1958), Japan (Shimizu 1997), Belarus, the Russian Far East (Koval 1984).