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Laboulbenia pterostichi and its allies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1997

WALTER ROSSI
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università dell’ Aquila, 67010 Coppito, L’Aquila, Italy
ALEX WEIR
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, Agriculture Building, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K. Biodiversity Division, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K.
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Abstract

In an attempt to clarify the taxonomic status, geographical distribution and host relationships of Laboulbenia pterostichi and its close allies, especially in relation to the parasites found on European Pterostichini (Coleoptera, Carabidae), we have examined the type series and a wide range of material from the northern hemisphere. We conclude that the presence of L. pterostichi on European Carabidae is not confirmed and that most records are based on misidentifications of the variable species L. pseudomasei.

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Research Article
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© The British Mycological Society 1997

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