At the macroscopic level, the first fungal species had a pale, powdery appearance characteristic of the white muscardine disease caused by Beauveria species [63 (link)], emerging from between segments and joints in the wasps’ cuticle (Figure 1 ). Mycosed wasp specimens infected with the other fungus species developed white to brown, filamentous synnemata, emerging from the hosts’ intersegmental membranes (Figure 2 ), similar to descriptions for hirsutelloid Ophiocordyceps species [64 (link),65 (link)].
For examination of fungal microscopic morphology, fungal samples were harvested from wasp cadavers under a dissecting microscope and mounted directly to microscope slides [66 ]. An Olympus CX41RF compound microscope with an Olympus DP22 digital camera was used to photograph and visually analyse samples.
For examination of fungal microscopic morphology, fungal samples were harvested from wasp cadavers under a dissecting microscope and mounted directly to microscope slides [66 ]. An Olympus CX41RF compound microscope with an Olympus DP22 digital camera was used to photograph and visually analyse samples.
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