New records of fungal pathogens of invertebrates from endemic pine forests in Mexico

We report fungal pathogens of invertebrates (FPI) (Entomophthorales, Hypocreales, and Orbiliales) from roots an endemic Mexican pine, Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl., at four primary montane forests using next-generation sequencing. found twenty-nine OTUs 18 genera FPI associated to the P. greggii. New records for Mexico are: Beauveria felina (DC.) J.W.Carmich., Dactylella mammillata S.M. Dixon, ramosa Matsushima, Drechslerella brochopaga (Drechsler) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner, Hirsutella minnesotensis Chen, Liu Leptobacillium leptobactrum (W.Gams) Zare W.Gams, Metapochonia variabilis Z.F.Zhang, F.Liu L.Cai, Monacrosporium leptosporum Simplicillium aogashimaense Nonaka, Kaifuchi Masuma. A largely unknown array are likely be in forests.  This work facilitates future analyses diversity these forests, as well basic applied research biological control.