Thitarodes namnai sp. nov. and T. caligophilus sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), hosts of the economically important entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Bhutan

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2412, 2010, Pages 42-52

  Maczey, Norbert ^a   Dhendup, Kuenzang ^b   Cannon, Paul ^a,d   Hywel Jones, Nigel ^c   Rai, Tek Bahadur ^b  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b Renewable Natural Resource Research Centre   (Bhutan)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^d JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cordyceps; Ghost moth; Grassland; Himalaya; New species

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS; FUNGI; HEPIALIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 77953948510     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2412.1.3     Document Type: Article

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