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Table 4 Summary of spore sizes of Mattesia spp., Farinocystis spp., and Nosema spp. reported in literature from some coleopterous or lepidopterous stored-product hosts

From: Morphological characteristics of local entomopathogenic protozoan strains isolated from insect cadavers of certain stored-grain pests in Egypt

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)