''Entomophaga'' is a genus of entomopathogenic fungus, entomopathogenic fungi in the Entomophthoraceae family and also the order Entomophthorales. This has been supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis (Gryganskyi et al. 2012).Gryganskyi AP, Humber RA, Smith ME et al (2012) Molecular phylogeny of the Entomophthoromycota. Mol Phylogenet Evol 65:682–694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.07.026 Well-known species are ''Entomophaga grylli'' and ''Entomophaga maimaiga'', which can infect grasshoppers and gypsy moths respectively. The genus name of ''Entomophaga'' was derived from combining two words in the Greek language, Greek, ''entomon'' means ''insect'' and ''phaga'' means ''to eat''. The genus was created in 1964 by the Polish mycologist Andrzej Batko (1933 - 1997). He wrote “... to commemorate the international journal Entomophaga devoted to problems of biological control of insect pests.”Batko, A. 1964. Bull. Acad. Pol. Sci., Série des sciences biologiques 12, 323-326 The journal later ceased publication in 1998 and was replaced by BioControl.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum; * ''Entomophaga antochae'' S. Keller, 2007 * ''Entomophaga apiculata'' (Roland Thaxter, Thaxt.) S. Keller, 1991 * ''Entomophaga aulicae'' (E. Reichardt) Humber, 1984 * ''Entomophaga batkoi'' (Balazy) S. Keller, 1988 * ''Entomophaga bukidnonensis'' Villac. & Wilding, 1994 * ''Entomophaga calopteni'' (Bessey) Humber, 1989 * ''Entomophaga caroliniana'' (Thaxt.) Samson, H.C. Evans & Latgé, 1988 * ''Entomophaga conglomerata'' (Sorokin) S. Keller, 1988 * ''Entomophaga destruens'' (Weiser & A. Batko) A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga diprionis'' Balazy, 1993 * ''Entomophaga domestica'' S. Keller, 1988 * ''Entomophaga gigantea'' (S. Keller) S. Keller, 1988 * ''Entomophaga grylli'' (Georg Fresenius, Fresen.) A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga kansana'' (J.A. Hutchison) A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga lagriae'' Balazy, 1993 * ''Entomophaga limoniae'' S. Keller, 1988 * ''Entomophaga maimaiga'' Humber, Shimazu & R.S. Soper, 1988 * ''Entomophaga major'' (Thaxt.) S. Keller, 1991 * ''Entomophaga obscura'' (I.M. Hall & P.H. Dunn) A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga papillata'' (Thaxt.) S. Keller, 1988 * ''Entomophaga ptychopterae'' (S. Keller & Eilenberg) A.E. Hajek & Eilenberg, 2003 * ''Entomophaga pyriformis'' Balazy, 1993 * ''Entomophaga saccharina'' (Giard) A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga tabanivora'' (J.F. Anderson & Magnar.) Humber, 1984 * ''Entomophaga tenthredinis'' (Fresen.) A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga thaxteriana'' A. Batko, 1964 * ''Entomophaga thuricensis'' S. Keller, 2007 * ''Entomophaga tipulae'' (Fresen.) Humber, 1989 * ''Entomophaga transitans'' (S. Keller) A.E. Hajek & Eilenberg, 2003

References

Entomophthorales Parasitic fungi {{Entomophthorales-stub