@@Pithomyces was proposed by Berkeley and Broome (1873) with P. flavus as the type.Ellis (1971) gave an excellent account of this genus and proposed a key to the known species. During the studies of Hyphomycetes in Hubei Province the authors have uncovered Pithomyces flavus Berkeley & Broome on Ficus altissima Bl. This is the first record of the genus in China.The following descriptions are based on Chinese collection.
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