Philippine entomopathogenic fungi - I. Occurrence and diversity

Entomopathogenic fungi were collected from selected areas in the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. The collection consisted of 53 species under 22 genera as follows: Batkoa, Conidiobolus, Entomophaga, Entomophthora, Erynia, Neozygites, Orthomyces, Pandora and Zoophthora of the Entomophthorales, and Akanthomyces, Beauveria, Fusarium, Gibellula, Hirsutella, Lecanicillium (=Verticillium), Metarhizium, Nomuraea, Sporothrix and Paecilomyces of the Hyphomycetes. Coelomycetes are represented by Aschersonia while Cordyceps and Torrubiella represented the Pyrenomycetes-Hypocreales. These genera were discussed in relation to reportedly existing species and their general biodiversity in the country.