Abstract
Eight new species of the genus Aleuroclava Singh viz., A. calicutensis, sp. nov. (Kerala: Calicut), A. calycopteriseae, sp. nov. (Karnataka: Kudremukh), A. davidi, sp. nov. (Tamil Nadu: Jamunamarathur hills), A. doddabettaensis, sp. nov. (Tamil Nadu: Doddabatta), A. kudremukhensis, sp. nov. (Karnataka: Kudremukh), A. martini, sp. nov. (Karnataka: Kudremukh), A. papillota, sp. nov. (Karnataka: Kudremukh), and A. ramachandrani, sp. nov. (Karnataka: Unachali falls) are described and illustrated. Two new combinations Aleurclava murrayae (Singh), comb. nov. and Aleuroclava psidii (Singh), comb. nov. are proposed. This bring the number of Indian species of Aleuroclava to 49. New hosts have been recorded for the Indian species of Aleuroclava.
Part of the Ph.D. thesis of senior author submitted to Forest Research Institute, Deemed University, Dehra Dun, India.
Part of the Ph.D. thesis of senior author submitted to Forest Research Institute, Deemed University, Dehra Dun, India.
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Part of the Ph.D. thesis of senior author submitted to Forest Research Institute, Deemed University, Dehra Dun, India.