Amylostereum areolatum (Fr.: Fr.) Boidin has been found in South Afric
a for the first time. So far, its presence has been confirmed on Pinus
radiata D. Don in the Tokai Plantation, Western Cape. Its distributio
n area is expected to follow that of the wood-boring wasp, Sirex nocti
lio Fabricius, with which it has a symbiotic association.