Biotic Surveys & Inventories
Beetles and their yeast endosymbionts from basidiocarp habitats
Isolates
Erotylidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
E1 unidentified Amanita sp. RLM 98-8-25-1-2 
98-8-25-1-4
98-8-25-1-5
E1 unidentified Amanita sp. SF 98-9-24-2-1
E2 unidentified Amanita sp. SF 99-6-12-1-1
E3 Megalodacne fasciata Ganoderma applanatum MP 99-8-11-1-1
99-8-11-1-2-1 
99-8-11-1-2-3 
99-8-11-1-3
E4 Megalodacne fasciata Ganoderma applanatum MP 99-8-11-1-2-2 
99-8-11-1-2-4
E4 unidentified beetle unidentified polypore 00-6-14-1-1
00-6-14-1-2 
00-6-14-1-3 
00-6-14-2-1 
00-6-14-2-2 
00-6-14-2-3 
E5 Megalodacne fasciata Ganoderma applanatum MP 99-8-11-1-4-1
E6 Megalodacne fasciata Ganoderma applanatum MP 99-8-11-1-4-2
E7 Megalodacne fasciata Ganoderma applanatum MP 99-8-11-1-C1
E8 Megalodacne fasciata Ganoderma applanatum MP 99-8-11-1-C2
E9 unidentified  Amanita sp. GA 99-11-14-10-1-1
99-11-14-10-2-1 
99-11-14-10-3-1 
99-11-14-10-3-2
99-11-14-11-1-1 
99-11-14-11-4-1 
99-11-14-11-5-1
E10 unidentified  Amanita sp. GA 99-11-14-10-4-1 
E11 Megalodacne fasciata unidentified polypore DT 00-7-5-2-2-1 
00-7-5-2-2-2
E12 Gibbifer californicus Coronado Nat. For. 00-8-15-4-1 

Tenebrionidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina BS 98-8-18-2
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina SF 98-12-9-1-1
98-12-9-1-3 
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina HA 99-2-5-2-1-1
99-2-5-2-1-2 
99-2-5-2-2-1
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina SF 99-3-22-1-1
99-3-22-1-2 
99-3-22-1-3 
99-3-22-1-4
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina SF 99-9-28-1-4
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina RLM 00-6-7-1-1
00-6-7-1-2 
00-6-7-1-3 
T1 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina DT 00-6-26-2
T2 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina SF 98-12-9-1-2
T3 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina SF 98-9-24-3-1
98-9-24-3-2 
T4 Platyderma sp. unidentified polypore DT 98-9-2-2-4 
T4 Platyderma sp. unidentified polypore AP
T4 Platyderma sp. unidentified polypore DT 00-6-23-2-1
00-6-23-2-2 
00-6-26-1-2-1 
00-6-26-1-2-2
00-6-26-1-2-3
T4 Platyderma sp. unidentified polypore DT 00-7-5-1-2-2
00-7-5-1-3-1 
00-7-5-1-3-2 
00-7-5-1-4-1 
00-7-5-1-4-2
T4 Diaperis nigronotata Inonotus ludovicianus DT 00-6-23-1-1 
00-6-23-1-2 
00-6-23-1-3 
T5 Diaperis nigronotata Inonotus ludovicianus LSU 99-8-18-1-1
T6 Diaperis nigronotata Inonotus ludovicianus LSU 99-8-18-1-3-1 
99-8-18-1-3-2 
99-8-18-1-6 
T7 Diaperis nigronotata Inonotus ludovicianus LSU 99-8-18-1-4-1 
99-8-18-1-4-2
T8 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina HA 99-9-28-1-6
T9 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina HA 00-7-5-1-2-1 
00-7-5-1-2-3
T10 Neomida bicornis Fomitella supina HA 00-6-26-2-2-1
T11 (E~3) Bolitotherus cornutus Ganoderma sp. Indian C
BR
VT		 00-7-30-1-1 
00-7-30-1-2 
00-7-30-1-C MP 
00-8-15-1-1??????

Nitidulidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
N1 Carpophilus sp. Pisolithus tinctorius LSU 98-8-14-1-2-1
98-8-14-1-3-3 
98-8-14-1-4-3 
N2 Carpophilus sp. Pisolithus tinctorius LSU 98-8-14-1-3-1
N3 Carpophilus sp. Pisolithus tinctorius LSU 98-8-14-1-3-2
98-8-14-1-4-2 
N4 Carpophilus sp. Pisolithus tinctorius LSU 98-8-14-1-4-1
N5 Colopterus unicolor canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-19-1-7-1 
N5 Epurea rufa canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-20-1-2-3
N6 Colopterus unicolor canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-19-1-7-4 
N6 Epurea rufa canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-20-1-3-1 
N7 Epurea rufa canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-20-1-5-1 
00-10-20-1-6-1
N8 Colopterus unicolor canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-19-1-4-2
N9 Epurea rufa canteloupe fruit Feliciana Preserve, LA 00-10-20-1-neg-1

Ciidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
C1 cf. Ceracis curtus Fomitella supina SF 98-12-9-2-1
98-12-9-2-2-1
98-12-9-2-2-2
C2~T1 cf. Ceracis curtus Fomitella supina HA 99-2-5-7-1-1 C2*T1
99-2-5-7-1-2 C2
99-2-5-7-1-3 C2

Scarabaeidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
S1~N1 unidentified sp. Boletus sp. RLM 98-8-5-1-1

Mycetophagidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
M1 unidentified sp. unidentified sp. ????? 99-001-A 
99-11-14-1-4-1
M2 unidentified sp. unidentified sp. ????? 99-11-14-1-4-2 

Derodontidae
26S rDNA group Host beetle Host fungus Locality Isolate number
D1 Derodontus esotericus unidentified sp. GA 99-001-A 
99-11-14-1-4-1
D1 Derodontus esotericus Hericium sp. GA 99-11-14-1-4-2-1 
99-11-14-8-3-1 
D2 Derodontus maculatus unidentified sp. GA 99-004-B 
99-11-14-7-C

Negatives (No yeasts found)

Sphindus americanus ex Physarum polycephalum?, MP(00-8-15-2)
Ischyrus quadripunctatus ex Poria sp.?, MP, (00-8-15-3)
Dance californica ex Pleurotus sp., Yountville, CA (00-8-15-5)
Carabidae (Calosoma alterans, C. scrutator), SF, LA.

Yeast isolates discovered in the study. Color coding of beetle families same as in phylogenetic tree. * LSU (Louisiana State University campus, Baton Rouge, LA), RLM (Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge, LA), HA (Hilltop Arboretum, Baton Rouge, LA), DT (downtown, Baton Rouge, LA), AP (Antioch Park, Baton Rouge, LA), BS (Bluebonnet Swamp, Baton Rouge, LA). SF (St. Francisville, LA; 30mi north of Baton Rouge), MP (Memorial Park, Athens, GA). **First three digits indicate date of collection. *** The yeasts in each group have identical sequences of 26S rDNA (D1/D2 region; about 600bp).

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0072741. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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