Two new Cordyceps-like species, Perennicordyceps zongqii sp. nov. (Polycephalomycetaceae) and Purpureocillium zongqii sp. nov. (Ophiocordycipitaceae), in Hypocreales from karst region of China

Two new <i>Cordyceps</i>-like species, <i>Perennicordycepszongqii</i> and <i>Purpureocilliumzongqii</i>, isolated from a larva and soil, are introduced. Morphological comparisons and phylogenetic analyses based on multigene datasets (ITS, LSU, <i>RPB2</i> and <i>TEF</i>) support the establishment of the new species. Moreover, new species in the families Polycephalomycetaceae and Ophiocordycipitaceae were introduced into Tiankeng and the valley for the first time. Further attention needs to be paid to the diversity of other <i>Cordyceps</i>-like fungi in the special eco-environment of the karst region.