NEW BRITISH LABOULBENIALES

Twelve species of Laboulbeniales associated with beetles (Coleoptera) are reported from the British Isles for the first time: Hydrophilomyce s hamatus, Asaphomyces tubanticus, Laboulbenia argutoris, L. marina, L . polyphaga, Autophagomyces falcatus, Stichomyces conosomatis, Euphori omyces liodivorus, Rickia zanettii, Cantharomyces orientalis, Monoicom yces homalotae and M. nigrescens. The genus Drusilla (Staphylinidae) i s reported as a new host for Monoicomyces homalotae and at the species level an additional six parasite-host associations are recorded. For each of the new British species diagnostic features are noted and the known geographic distributions and host ranges summarized.