A new Coelomomyces pathogenic to mosquitoes in Costa Rica.
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A new species of fungus belonging to the lethal genus Coelomomyces, C. neotropicus, is described and illustrated. It was found parasitizing larvae of two species of Culicidae, Culex pilosus and Aedes sp., in a lowland tropical wet forest swamp in northeast Costa Rica.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista de biologia tropical
دوره 41 3A شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993