A Mycoparasitic Ascomycete Syspastospora parasitica on the Entomopathogenic Fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes Growing in Bombyx mori

ABSTRACT

While studying Bombyx mori "Zipnuae" inoculated with an entomopathogenic fungus, Paecilomyces tenuipes, a mycoparasitic hymenoascomycete with a long neck was isolated from the silkworm rearing room. The fungus was identified as Syspastospora parasitica which has been recognized as a hyperparasite on various moniliaceous hyphomycetes. A descriptive illustration is presented in this study.