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Note on Coelomomyces psorophorae Couch, a Fungus Parasitic on Mosquito Larvae1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. A. Shemanchuk
J. A. Shemanchuk
Affiliation:
Veterinary and Medical Entomology Section, Science Service Laboratory
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In the irrigated districts of southern Alberta larvae of Culiseta inornota (Williston) were found to be infected with the fungus Coelomomyces psorophorae Couch, identified by J. N. Couch, Department of Botany, University of North Carolina. This is the first record on C. inornata in Canada.

The resting sporangia (Fig. 1) were found in the thoracic and abdominal cavities of the larvae. The infected larvae were darker brown in color, larger in size, and slower in movement than the non-infected ones.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 91 , Issue 11 , November 1959 , pp. 743 - 744
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1959

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