ostiole

This section grouped species with (a) carbonized stromata, (b) conical-papillate ostioles surrounded or not by a discoid area, (c) smooth ascospores usually with dehiscent perispore but with a thickening of 1/3 of the length of the ascospores and (d) nodulisporium-like anamorphs.

The females oviposit on the edge of the ostioles (Fig.

For inoculation mycelial plugs of 5mm diameter isolated from a 7-days-old single spore culture were placed onto the ostioles opening, at the equatorial region of the immature fruit with and without wound (11 fruits per treatment).

Lateral margins of pronotum completely dentate except humeral angles, dentine on posterior portion slightly less prominent, anterior angles acutely produced but not extending beyond eyes, humeral angles quite acute; length of pronotum 4.0 mm, width 10.0 mm; scutellum reaching to fifth abdominal tergum, with u-shaped apical lobe, subacute at apex; length of scutellum 8.6 mm, and width at base 5.8 mm; metathoracic scent gland ostioles (Fig.

After they were dried, the spores were released from the ostioles in the form of a black dust on the culture media.

Ascomata, however, have slightly papillate ostioles and Alternaria-like asexual morphs, and recent molecular data shows that Clathrospora has an affinity with the family Pleosporaceae [4, 14].