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

Zha, Ling-Sheng, Kryukov, Vadim Yu, Ding, Jian-Hua, Jeewon, Rajesh & Chomnunti, Putarak, 2021, Novel taxa and species diversity of Cordyceps sensu lato (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) developing on wireworms (Elateroidea and Tenebrionoidea, Coleoptera), MycoKeys 78, pp. 79-117 : 79

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.