TORRUBIELLA DIMORPHA, A NEW SPECIES OF SPIDER PARASITE FROM TAIWAN

Torrubiella dimorpha sp, nov, on an infected spider from Taiwan is des cribed and illustrated. It is characterized by producing perithecia on an orange white, pulvinate, lanose mycelial mat covering the host. Th e anamorph, Gibellula dimorpha sp. nov., produces gibelluloid and gran ulomoid synanamorphs on aspergillate, distinctly roughened or warty co nidiophores, or sometimes produces both synanamorphs on the same asper gillate vesicle. The differences between T. dimorpha and the closely r elated T. globosa, T. globoso-stipitata, T. arachnophila, T. ratticaud ata and T. clavata are briefly discussed.