| bwrla javanica and L farinosa are two spechea of entomopathogenic fungi widely distributed in Thailand National Parks and wild life sanctuaries. The identification of these species was routinely performed based on the microscopic morphology. Using efIa and ITS, samples which previously had been designated as 1. javanica, I. farinosa and Isaria sp~ were studied to identify the existence of any cryptic species and to determine the reliability of isaria identification based on morphology.Moleculan analysis indicated that there were 4 cryptic species ofIsaria. The name I. oryzaeformis,I. cevieali, L antonnjfer, and I. larspidicola were proposed for those new species. This study also showed morphological data alone might not be sufficient to identify Isaria species. |