taxonID	type	description	language	source
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — The epithet refers to its original host, an adult of cicada (Macrosemia).	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	materials_examined	Typification: — CHINA. Anhui Province: Guniujiang Nature Preserve, 29 º 59 ˊ – 30 º 6 ˊN, 117 º 15 ′ – 117 º 34 ˊE, on adult of Macrosemia (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) attached to upper side of dicot. leaf in forest, 12 Aug 2020, Y. Lin, T. Wang & M. J. Chen (holotype no. GNJ 20200812 - 01; ex-type culture no. RCEF 6696, isolated from conidia. Preserved in Research Center for Entomogenous Fungi (RCEF )). GenBank (RCEF 6696): ITS = MW 718317, SSU = MW 718233; LSU = MW 718259; TEF = MW 723113; RPB 1 = 723144; RPB 2 = 723164.	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	distribution	Known distribution: — Guniujiang Nature Preserve, Anhui, China.	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	description	Description: — Specimens found on adult cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). The head and internodal membrane of the host insect were covered with white to pale or light green mycelium and powdery cream to green sporulating conidiophores. Synnemata absent. Conidiophores mononematous. Conidia smooth-walled, dimorphic, in chains and adhering laterally to form columns; microconidia ovoid, ellipsoidal, 4.3 – 5.2 × 2.4 – 3.0 μm; macroconidia cylindrical, 12.0 – 16.0 × 3.4 – 4.0 μm (Fig. 2 A, B).	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	biology_ecology	Culture characteristics: — Colonies on SDAY / 4 reaching 59 – 62 mm in diam. after 14 d at 25 ° C, plane, velutinous to flocculent, farinose when sporulating; light green. Sporulation starts at 7 d after inoculation, reverse pale brown, causing a brown concentric ring outside of the inoculum. Mycelium white, composed of branched, septate, smoothwalled, hyaline hyphae, 2.7 – 3.3 μm wide. Conidiophores arising from hyphae, smooth-walled. Phialides solitary or in a group of two to three borne directly on metulae, smooth-walled, cylindrical, 5.0 – 6.5 (– 8) × 2.4 – 3.0 μm. Conidia smooth-walled, dimorphic; microconidia formed first, ovoid, ellipsoidal, 3.7 – 5.0 × 2.1 – 3.2 μm; macroconidia formed later, cylindrical, (6 –) 9.5 – 14.0 (– 16) × 2.7 – 3.3 μm. Colonies on PDA attaining a diam. of 57 – 60 mm in 14 d, floccose, cream to dark green with age. Sporulation starts at 7 d after inoculation, reverse slightly greenish in outmost. Mycelium white, composed of branched, septate, smoothwalled, hyaline hyphae, 2.4 – 3.4 μm wide. Conidiophores arising from hyphae, smooth-walled. Phialides solitary or in a group of two to three borne directly on metulae, smooth-walled, cylindrical, 5.0 – 6.0 × 2.4 – 3.1 μm. Conidia smoothwalled, dimorphic; microconidia formed first, ovoid, ellipsoidal, 4.1 – 5.0 × 2.4 – 2.7 μm; macroconidia formed later, cylindrical, (10 –) 12.5 – 18.5 × 2.5 – 3.5 (– 4) μm. Colonies on OA attaining a diam. of 73 – 76 mm in 14 d, mycelium floccose, cottony, cream to green, powdery while sporulating. Sporulation starts at 7 d after inoculation. Mycelium white, composed of branched, septate, smoothwalled, hyaline hyphae, 2.2 – 3.0 μm wide. Conidiophores arising from hyphae, smooth-walled. Phialides solitary or in a group of two to three borne directly on metulae, smooth-walled, cylindrical, 5.0 – 6.0 × 2.4 – 3.0 μm. Conidia smoothwalled, dimorphic; microconidia formed first, ovoid, ellipsoidal, 3.8 – 5.0 × 2.2 – 3.0 μm; macroconidia formed later, cylindrical, (11 –) 13.0 – 17.0 × 2.5 – 3.0 μm.	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	materials_examined	Additional specimen examined: — CHINA. Anhui Province: Shitai county, Guniujiang Nature Preserve, on adult cicada, Macrosemia sp., 12 Aug 2020, Y. Lin, T. Wang & M. J. Chen (GNJ 20200812 - 01, RCEF 6696).	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111F5268F9F2FF35C8FBAB16.taxon	discussion	Notes: — Metarhizium cicadae, M. chaiyaphumense and M. takense are morphologically close to this species. However, M. macrosemiae and M. cicadae parasitize adult cicadas while M. chaiyaphumense and M. takense infect cicada nymphs. In M. macrosemiae the phialides and conidia on OA and PDA are smaller than in M. cicadae. Furthermore, M. macrosemiae is distinguished from M. chaiyaphumense by its host, growth rate on SDAY / 4 and PDA, and size of the phialides, while it differs significantly from M. takense in colony colour, growth rate on SDAY / 4 and PDA, and the presence of macroconidia (Table 2).	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111D5266F9F2FF5FC8C9ACD6.taxon	description	Description: — Specimens found on adult cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Hosts covered by mycelium, pale green to greyish green, with heavy sporulation. Conidia smooth-walled, dimorphic; microconidia ovoid, ellipsoidal, 3.7 – 5.4 × 2.7 – 3.1 μm; macroconidia cylindrical, 13.0 – 16.0 × 3.3 – 4.0 μm.	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111D5266F9F2FF5FC8C9ACD6.taxon	biology_ecology	Cultural characteristics: — Colonies on SDAY / 4 attaining a diam. of 39 – 43 mm in 14 d, mycelium floccose, cottony, pale yellow. Sporulation starts at 7 d after inoculation, reverse pale brown in center. Mycelium white, composed of branched, septate, smooth-walled, hyaline hyphae, 1.4 – 2.0 μm wide. Conidiophores arising from hyphae, smoothwalled. Phialides in a group of two to eight borne directly on metulae, smooth-walled, clavate, 5.0 – 6.5 × 2.0 – 2.5 μm. Conidia smooth-walled, dimorphic; microconidia formed first, ovoid, ellipsoidal, 4.2 – 5.7 × 2.0 – 3.0 μm; macroconidia formed later, cylindrical, 14.5 – 18.0 × 3.0 – 3.6 μm. Colonies on PDA attaining a diam. of 50 – 52 mm in 14 d, floccose, cream to green with age. Sporulation starts at 7 d after inoculation, reverse green in center. Mycelium white, composed of branched, septate, smooth-walled, hyaline hyphae, 1.6 – 2.3 μm wide. Conidiophores arising from hyphae, smooth-walled. Phialides in a group of two to eight borne directly on metulae, smooth-walled, cylindrical, 4.5 – 6.0 × 2.0 – 3.0 μm. Conidia smooth-walled, dimorphic; microconidia formed first, ovoid, ellipsoidal, 4.5 – 5.5 × 2.5 – 3.0 μm; macroconidia formed later, cylindrical, 15.0 – 17.0 × 2.5 – 3.5 μm. Colonies on OA attaining a diam. of 48 – 54 mm in 14 d, mycelium floccose, cottony, cream to olive green. Sporulation starts at 7 d after inoculation, reverse green in center. Mycelium white, composed of branched, septate, smooth-walled, hyaline hyphae, 1.5 – 2.0 μm wide. Conidiophores arising from hyphae, smooth-walled. Phialides in a group of two to eight borne directly on metulae, smooth-walled, cylindrical, 4.8 – 5.7 × 2.0 – 3.0 μm. Conidia smoothwalled, dimorphic; microconidia formed first, ovoid, ellipsoidal, 4.0 – 5.5 (– 7) × 2.4 – 3.1 μm; macroconidia formed later, cylindrical, 16.0 – 19.0 (– 22) × 3.2 – 4.0 μm.	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
7D48879C111D5266F9F2FF5FC8C9ACD6.taxon	materials_examined	Specimens examined: — CHINA. Guniujiang Nature Preserve, Anhui, two adults of Pomponia (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) collected from upper side of leaf in forest, 14 Aug 2020, Y. Lin, T. Wang & M. J. Chen (GNJ 20200814 - 48, RCEF 6758; GNJ 20200814 - 21, RCEF 6740).	en	Chen, Ming-Jun, Lin, Yan, Wang, Ting, Zhang, Sheng-Li, Huang, Bo (2022): Metarhizium macrosemiae sp. nov. and the anamorph of M. guniujiangense on adult cicada from Guniujiang Nature Preserve, southeastern China. Phytotaxa 575 (1): 68-78, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.575.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN
