hosts encased in white, cottony sheaths of either fungal or insect (cocoon) origin. likely sp. nov. compare with Observation 231368

Host: scarabaeid beetle larvae (IDed by Dr. Nigel Hywel-Jones)

Habitat: riparian “Tucumano-Boliviano” alder forest (Alnus acuminatus)

Ecoregion: Bolivian Yungas (NT0105)

Collectors: D. Newman, P. Kaishian, D. Ettlinger, I. Cuba Pinto, T. Padilla Albis, A.I. Echeverría Rojas, M.Á. Centellas Levy, N. Gonzales San Miguel, P.A. Angulo Salazar, S. Ochoa Bustillos & A. Sandoval

Collection #: SEHU021

Collected during the 2nd Expedición Micológica de la Sociedad Micológica de Bolivia, with support from Eduardo Morales and the Herbario Criptogámico of Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo (UCBSP).