Table 1 Morphological comparison of four new species with other Simplicillium species.
Species | Morphological characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Phialide (Conidiogenous cell) (μm) | Conidia (μm) | Conidia mass | |
S. cicadellidae | 12.9–18.3 × 0.8–1.1 | Ellipsoidal, 1.8–2.8 × 1.4–1.8 | Ellipsoidal heads |
S. formicidae | 51–70.1 × 0.7–0.9 | Filiform to fusoid, 3.9–7.9 × 0.8–1.3 | Globose heads |
S. lepodopterorum | 15.3–26.2 × 0.7–1.4 | Ellipsoidal, 1.6–2.4 × 1.4–1.7 | Globose heads |
S. coccinellidae | 24.9–62.1 × 1.0–1.5 | Cylindrical, ellipsoidal to globose, 2.0–3.4 × 1.6–2.0 | Subglobose heads |
S. hymenopterorum | 19.3–46.2 × 1.1–2.3 | Cylindrical to subellipsoidal, 2.1–2.8 × 1.3–1.9 | Subglobose heads |
S. neolepidopterorum | 34.1–44.3 × 1.0–1.7 | Ellipsoidal to cylindrical, 2.5–3.8 × 1.5–2.1 | |
S. scarabaeoidea | 18.5–63.4 × 1.1–1.4 | Ellipsoidal, 1.9–2.9 × 1.4–2.0 | Globose heads |
