Chlorocillium lepidopterorum W. H. Chen, Y. F. Han & J. D. Liang 2024, comb. nov.

Chlorocillium lepidopterorum (W. H. Chen, Y. F. Han, J. D. Liang & Z. Q. Liang) W. H. Chen, Y. F. Han & J. D. Liang comb. nov. Pseudometarhizium lepidopterorum W. H. Chen, Y. F. Han, J. D. Liang & Z. Q. Liang, MycoKeys 91: 60 (2022) (Basionym). Description. Colonies on PDA, 1.4–2.0 cm diam. after 14 d at 25 ° C, white, consisting of a basal felt and cottony, floccose hyphal overgrowth, reverse yellowish to pale green. Prostrate hyphae smooth, septate, hyaline, 1.0–2.0 μm diam. Erect conidiophores usually arising from aerial hyphae. Phialides solitary or in groups of two to three, 21.2–33.7 × 1.1–1.4 μm, with a cylindrical basal portion, tapering into a short distinct neck. Conidia in chains, hyaline, fusiform, one-celled, 3.1–4.3 × 1.3–1.5 μm. Material examined (type material). China • Sandu County, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province,. On a pupa (Lepidoptera), 1 May 2019, Wanhao Chen, GZAC SD 0536, living cultures, SD 05361, SD 05362.