Chaetomium brasiliense. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. brasiliense is described and illustrated. Information on symptoms of the disease caused by C. brasiliense, host range (mainly horticultural and field crops, trees, wood, man, dung and artefacts), geographical distribution (Democratic Republic of Congo; Ghana; Namibia; Nigeria; Tanzania; Swaziland; Ontario, Canada; California, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, USA; Pernambuco, Brazil; Ecuador; Bangladesh; India; Japan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Russia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Northern Territory, Australia; Great Britain; Kuwait; Spain; Saudi Arabia; and Solomon Islands), transmission, biology and conservation status is presented.

Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. bostrychodes is described and illustrated. Information on host range (mainly horticultural and field crops, trees, wood, dung, man and artefacts), geographical distribution (Canary Islands; Democratic Republic of Congo; Egypt; Ghana; Kenya; Libya; Nigeria; South Africa; Tanzania; Zambia; Brunei; Hong Kong and Szechuan, Sichuan, China; Laccadive Islands, India; Malaysia; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada; Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, USA; Panama; Brazil; Victoria and Western Australia; New Zealand; Jamaica; Belgium; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Italy; Spain; Sweden; Ukraine; Israel; Oman; and Saudi Arabia), transmission, and conservation status is presented.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. funicola is described and illustrated. Information on host range (mainly field and horticultural crops, trees, wood, dung, man and artefacts), geographical distribution (Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada); Mexico; California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington DC and West Virginia, USA; Nicaragua; Panama; Brazil; Chile; Uruguay; Venezuela; Fujian and Hongkong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia; New Zealand; Dominica; Jamaica; Belgium; France; Great Britain; Romania; Sweden; Ukraine; Mauritius; and USSR, and conservation status is presented.


2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Murphy

THE bare-rumped sheathtailed bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus is a poorly understood species that has a wide distribution covering parts of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaya, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Northern Australia (Bonaccorso 1998). First collected in Australia by De Vis near Cardwell, the current known distribution in Queensland (Qld) extends from Bowen to Cooktown with one isolated specimen collected near Coen on Cape York Peninsula (Hall 1995; Duncan et al. 1999). It has also been recorded in the Alligator River area in the Northern Territory (McKean et al. 1981). The conservation status of S. saccolaimus in Qld has recently been defined as ?Critically Endangered?, and the species has not been recorded anywhere in Australia for at least 18 years (Duncan et al. 1999; Menkhorst and Knight 2001). The likely reasons for the apparent decline are unclear, but may involve land-clearing and changed fire regimes in the coastal zone where it is thought to occur (Duncan et al. 1999). In contrast, Bonaccorso (1998) considers S. saccolaimus to be secure, albeit also poorly known in Papua New Guinea.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. indicum is described and illustrated. Information on diseases caused by C. indicum, host range (field crops, horticultural crops, trees, wood, dung, and artefacts), geographical distribution (Egypt; Kenya; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; South Africa; British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, Canada; California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Vermont, USA; Nicaragua; Panama; Maranhão, Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Bangladesh; India; Japan; Kazakhstan; Malaysia, Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Russia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; New South Wales, Northern Territory and Western Australia; New Zealand; Cuba; Jamaica; Great Britain; Ireland; Poland; Ukraine; and Israel), and transmission is provided.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. strumarium is described and illustrated. Information on diseases caused by C. strumarium, host range (field and horticultural crops, trees, dung, man and artefacts), geographical distribution (Algeria, Canary Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, USA, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Western Australia, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Israel, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia), and transmission is provided.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. elatum is described and illustrated. Information on host range (mainly field and horticultural crops, trees, wood, nematode, dung and artefacts), geographical distribution (South Africa; Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada; California, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington DC, USA; Chile; Ecuador; Venezuela; Gansu and Jiangsu, China; India; Pakistan; Philippines; Japan; Russia; Turkey; Uzbekistan; New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia; New Zealand; Dominican Republic; Austria; Belgium; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Russia; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; Cyprus; Iraq; and Kuwait), biology, and conservation status is presented.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Kretzschmaria cetrarioides, a fungus with no known disease reported. Some information on its diagnostic features, biology and conservation status is given, along with details of its transmission, geographical distribution (Angola, Benin, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Mexico, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima), Colombia, Venezuela, China (Hainan), India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia (Queensland), Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago) and hosts (Achras zapota [Manilkara zapota] (dead branch); Cynometra hankei; Elaeis guineensis; Hevea brasiliensis (trunk), Hevea sp. (dying tree); Macadamia integrifolia (root); Mangifera indica (fallen branch); Peltophorum adnatum (wood); Plantae indet. (trunk, wood); Pterocarpus soyauxii; Raphia vinifera (trunk); Scorodophloeus zenkeri; and Theobroma cacao (stump)).


Author(s):  

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Pestalotiopsis theae (Sawada) Steyaert. Hosts: Tea (Camellia sinensis), Camellia spp., persimmon (Diospyros kaki) and others. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Asia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Anhui, Fuijian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Irian Jaya, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, peninsular, Sabah, Sarawak, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Caucasus, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Australasia & Oceania, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Europe, Azores, Ukraine, Central America & West Indies, Honduras, Jamaica, South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Chile, Ecuador, Peru.


Author(s):  

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Brontispa longissima (Gestro) Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Attacks coconut (Cocos nucifera) and other Arecaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Java, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Taiwan, OCEANIA, American Samoa, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for M. bicornis. Information on the symptoms of the disease caused by this fungus, its transmission by ascospores, host records on a range of genera from the Fabaceae and geographical distribution (Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; Nigeria; São Tomé and Principe; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Sudan; Togo; Uganda; Costa Rica; Honduras; Panama; Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Surinam; Venezuela; Hainan, China; Assam and Meghalaya, India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Vietnam; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; and Trinidad and Tobago) is included.


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