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We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this month include new records of long horned beetles (Cerambycidae: Coleoptera) in Pakistan and the identification of Curvularia lunata as new causal pathogen of tomato early blight disease in Egypt.
- Curvularia lunata as new causal pathogen of tomato early blight disease in Egypt. Abdelfatah, H. A. S.; Sallam, N. M. A.; Mohamed, M. S.; Bagy, H. M. M. K. (2021) Molecular Biology Reports 48 (3) 3001-3006.
- Broad and narrow host ranges in resolved species of Cintractia limitata s. lat. (Anthracoideaceae, Ustilaginomycotina) on cyperus. Kruse, J.; McTaggart, A. R.; Dhileepan, K.; Musili, P. M.; Mutie, F. M.; Ntandu, J. E.; Edogbanya, P. R. O.; Chukwuma, E. C.; Shivas, R. G. (2021) Mycological Progress 20 (2) 191-201.
- New species and records of Helicosporium sensu lato from Taiwan, with a reflection on current generic circumscription. Hsieh, S. Y.; Goh TeikKhiang; Kuo, C. H. (2021) Mycological Progress 20 (2) 169-190.
- Two new morinia species from palms (Arecaceae) in Portugal. Pereira, D. R. S.; Phillips, A. J. L. (2021) Mycological Progress 20 (2) 83-94.
- A phylogenetic and taxonomic assessment of Afrotropical micracidini (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) reveals a strong diversifying role for Madagascar. Jordal, B. H. (2021) Organisms Diversity & Evolution 21 (1) 245-278.
- Remarkable cryptic diversity of Paratylenchus spp. (Nematoda: Tylenchulidae) in Spain. Clavero-Camacho, I.; Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C.; Archidona-Yuste, A.; Castillo, P.; Palomares-Rius, J. E. (2021) Animals 11 (4).
- Identification of Cucumber mosaic virus from Arisaema heterophyllum Blume in China. Zhang YanJing; Ma KaiGe; Wu TingTing; Liu JingYu; Gao Jie (2021) Acta Virologica 65 (5) 97-100.
- Fusarium rot of melon is caused by several Fusarium species. Araújo, M. B. M.; Moreira, G. M.; Nascimento, L. V.; Nogueira, G. de A.; Nascimento, S. R. de C.; Pfenning, L. H.; Ambrósio, M. M. de Q. (2021) Plant Pathology 70 (3) 712-721.
- Integrative taxonomy confirms that Gregarina garnhami and G. acridiorum (Apicomplexa, gregarinidae), parasites of Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria (Insecta, Orthoptera), are distinct species. Florent, I.; Chapuis, M. P.; Labat, A.; Boisard, J.; Leménager, N.; Michel, B.; Desportes-Livage, I. (2021) Parasite 28 (12).
- The long horned beetles (Cerambycidae: Coleoptera) with new records from Pakistan. Panhwar, W. A.; Pathan, K. A.; Shaikh, A. M.; Ujjan, S. A.; Ujan, J. A.; Memon, K. H.; Pathan, I. A.; Shabana Mangi (2021) Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research 27 (1) 79-91.
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