Entomopathogenic protozoan species | Spore size (μm) | Coleopterous or lepidopterous hosts | References |
---|---|---|---|
Mattesia dispora | 12.2 × 6.7 μm | Laemophloeus ferrugineus | Finlayson (1950) |
 | L. minutes |  | |
M. oryzaephili | 12 × 7 μm (fresh) | Oryzaephilus surinamensis | Ormières et al. (1971) |
10 × 6 μm (stained) |  |  | |
M. trogodermae | 11–13 μm (in length) | Trogoderma granarium | Hall et al. (1971) |
Mattesia sp. | 12.5–17.5 × 7.5–12.5 μm (fresh) 12.5–15 × 7.5–10 μm (stained) | L. turcicus S. zeamais R. dominica P. interpunctella | The present study (see Table 3) |
Farinocystis tribolii | 12.00–14.40 × 6.40–8.00 μm | Tribolium castaneum | Rabindra and Subramanian (1974) |
13.3–14.3 × 6.7–7.8 μm | Tribolium garnhami | Laird (1959) | |
15.0–17.5 × 10.0–12.5 μm (fresh) 15.0–17.5 × 10.0–12.5 μm (stained) | Tribolium castaneum | The present study (see Table 3) | |
Nosema whitei | 3.8–5.9 × 2.4–3.6 μm (fresh) | Tribolium castaneum | Milner (1972) |
2.9–3.8 × 1.7–2.7 μm (stained) |  |  | |
4.0–6.0 × 2.3–3.5 μm (fresh) | T. confusum | ||
3.1–4.1 × 1.6–2.4 μm (stained) |  | ||
3.0–3.9 × 1.8–2.7 μm (stained) | T. anaphe | ||
 | 4.0–5.2 × 2.5–3.6 μm (fresh) | Oryzaephilus surinamensis |  |
2.7–3.7 × 1.8–2.7 μm (stained) |  | ||
4.0–6 × 2–3 μm (fresh) 3.0–4 × 2 μm (stained) | Rhyzopertha dominica | The present study (see Table 3) |