Meliola citricola. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for M. citricola. Information on the symptoms of the disease caused by this fungus, transmission, hosts (Citrus aurantiifolia, C. aurantium, C. decumana [C. maxima], C. grandis [C. maxima], C. maxima, C. medica, C. nobilis, C. paradisi, C. reticulata, C. sinensis, C. suhuiensis, Citrus sp. and Citrofortunella mitis [Citrus madurensis]) and geographical distribution (Brunei; Cambodia; China; Karnataka and West Bengal, India; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam; Fiji; New Caledonia; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; and Western Samoa) is included.

Author(s):  
K. D. Hyde

Abstract A description is provided for Stigmina mangiferae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Mangifera indica. DISEASE: Leaf spot, black, angular and relatively small (0.5-6.0 mm diam.), each surrounded by a raised rim, and a wide greenish or yellowish halo. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Cook Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Taiwan, Tongo, Trinidad, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Samoa, Zambia. TRANSMISSION: By windborne conidia.


Author(s):  
M. B. Ellis

Abstract A description is provided for Drechslera incurvata. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Cocos nucifera. DISEASE: A leaf spot of young coconut (Cocos nucifera). The spots are at first small, oval, brown; enlarging and becoming pale buff in the centre with a broad, dark brown margin. In severe attacks the edges of leaves become extensively necrotic. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Apart from records from Jamaica and Seychelles the fungus has been reported only from S.E. Asia, Australasia and Oceania: British Solomon Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Malaysia (W., Sabah, Sarawak), New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Papua-New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand. TRANSMISSION: Presumably air dispersed.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Rice grassy stunt tenuivirus Viruses: Tenuivirus. Hosts: Rice (Oryza sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Brunei, Darussalam, China, India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Indonesia, Java, Nusa, Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Japan, Kyushu, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, OCEANIA, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus eragrostidis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Acacia, Agave, Allium, Alysicarpus, Amorphophallus, Anacardium, Arachis, Areca, Billbergia, Calamus, Callitris, Calotropis, Camellia, Cananga, Capsicum, Citrullus, Citrus, Clerodendron, Cocos, Coffea, Colocasia, Cymbopogon, Dendrobium, Digitaria, Dioscorea, Dracaena, Durio, Elaeis, Eragrostis, Eucalyptus, Euphorbia, Furcraea, Gladiolus, Glycine, Gossypium, Heliconia, Hevea, Hystrix, Ipomoea, Kaempferia, Lycopersicon, Mangifera, Manihot, Mystroxylon, Musa, Neyraudia, Oldenlandia, Opuntia, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Pentas, Phalaenopsis, Phaseolus, Pinus, Polygala, Pueraria, Raphia, Raphanus, Rhodomyrtus, Rhoeo, Rottboellia, Saccharum, Sesamum, Sorghum, Spinacia, Sporobolus, Stylosanthes, Theobroma, Thrasya, Tradescantia, Trichosanthes, Triplochiton, Triticum, Vanda, Vigna, Zea, Zingiber and soil. DISEASE: Leaf spots. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Burma, Colombia, Cuba, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Trinidad, USA, Zambia, Zaire. TRANSMISSION: By wind-borne conidia.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] Chilli thrips, flower thrips, yellow tea thrips, Assam thrips Polyphagous, attacks grapevine, rubber, tea, castor, strawberry, Capsicum (chilli), tamarind, groundnut, soyabean, asparagus, citrus, mango, passionfruit, etc. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, AUSTRALASIA, AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phyllachora pterocarpi H. Sydow. Hosts: Pterocarpus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Transvaal, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ASIA, Brunei, Indonesia, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia, Singapore, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Tarophagus proserpina (Kirkaldy). Hemiptera: Delphacidae. Host: taro (Colocasia esculenta). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Oceania (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xylotrupes gideon (Linnaeus) [Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae] Elephant beetle, unicorn beetle. Attacks coconut and oil palms, sugarcane, rubber, banana, bamboo, Poinciana, Cassia, litchi and potato. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Burma, China, India, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, AUSTRALASIA, AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Sweet potato little leaf phytoplasma Bacteria: Phytoplasmas Hosts: Sweet potato (lpomoea batatas). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, China, Fujian, India, Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, North Korea, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Sarawak, Philippines, Taiwan, OCEANIA, Australia, Northern Territory Queensland, Fed. States of Micronesia, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon islands, Tonga, Vanuatu.


Author(s):  
K. D. Hyde

Abstract A description is provided for Pseudoepicoccum cocos. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Areca sp., Cocos nucifera, Elaeis guineensis. DISEASE: Oval reddish brown, zonate, leaf spots, 18 × 6 mm (11, 780). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niue, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sarawak, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa. TRANSMISSION: By airborne conidia.


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