Table 1 Proposed list of generic names in Cordycipitaceae to be protected and their competing synonyms.

Akanthomyces Lebert in Z. Wiss. Zool. 9: 449. 1858.

(=) Torrubiella Boud. in Rev Mycol. (Toulouse) 7: 226. 1885.

Typus: Akanthomyces aculeatus Lebert 1858.

Typus: T. aranicida Boud. 1885.

(=) Lecanicillium W. Gams & Zare in Nova Hedwigia 72: 50. 2001. Typus: L. lecanii (Zimm.) Zare & W. Gams 2001, now regarded as Akanthomyces lecanii (Zimm.) Spatafora et al. 2017.

Ascopolyporus Möller in Bot. Mitt. Tropen 9: 300. 1901.

Typus: Ascopolyporus polychrous Möller 1901.

Beauveria Vuill. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 59: 40. 1912.

Typus: Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. 1912 (Botrytis bassiana Bals.-Criv. 1835).

Blackwellomyces Spatafora & Luangsa-ard in IMA Fungus 8: 345. 2017.

Typus: Blackwelliella cardinalis (G.H. Sung & Spatafora) Spatafora & Luangsa-ard 2017) Cordyceps cardinalis G.H. Sung & Spatafora 2004).

Cordyceps Fr., Observ. Mycol. 2: 316 [cancellans)] 1818, nom. cons.

(=) Isaria Pers. in Neues Mag.Bot.1: 121. 1794.

Typus: Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr. 1818 (Clavaria militaris L. 1753).

Typus: I. farinosa (Holmsk.) Fr. 1832, now regarded as Cordyceps farinosa (Holmsk.) Kepler et al. 2017.

(=) Microhilum H.Y. Yip & A.C. Rath in J. Invert. Path. 53: 361. 1989.

Typus: M. oncoperae H.Y. Yip & A.C. Rath 1989, now regarded as Cordyceps oncoperae (H.Y. Yip & A.C. Rath) Kepler et al. 2017.

(=) Phytocordyceps C.H. Su & H.H. Wang in Mycotaxon 26: 338. 1986.

Typus: P. ninchukispora C.H. Su & H.H. Wang 1986. now regarded as Cordyceps ninchukispora (C.H. Su & H.H. Wang) G.H. Sung et al. 2007.

(=) Evlachovaea Borisov & Tarasov in Mikol. Fitopatol. 33: 250. 1999. Typus: E. kintrischica B.A. Borisov & Tarasov 1999, now regarded as Cordyceps kintrischica (B.A. Borisov & Tarasov) Kepler et al. 2017.

Engyodontium de Hoog in Persoonia 10: 53. 1978.

Typus: Engyodontium parvisporum (Petch) de Hoog 1978 (Rhinotrichum parvispora Petch 1932).

Gibellula Cavara in Atti Ist. Bot. R. Univ. Pavia, ser. 2 3: 347. 1894. Typus: Gibellula pulchra Cavara 1894.

(=) Synsterigmatocystis Costantin in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France 4: 63. 1888.

Typus: S. arachnophila Costantin ex Vuill. 1888, now regarded as Gibellula arachnophila (Ditmar) Vuill. 1910.

(=) Granulomanus de Hoog & Samson in Persoonia 10: 70. 1978. Typus: G. aranearum (Petch) de Hoog & Samson 1978, basionym: Cylindrophora aranearum Petch 1944.

Hevansia Luangsa-ard, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora in IMA Fungus 8: 348. 2017.

Typus: Hevansia novoguineensis (Samson & B.L. Brady) Luangsa-ard, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora 2017 (Akanthomyces novoguineensis Samson & B.L. Brady 1982).

Hyperdermium J. F. White et al. in Mycologia 92: 910. 2000.

Typus: Hyperdermium caulium (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Chaverri & K.T. Hodge 2008 (Corticium caulium Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1854 [1853]).

Parengyodontium C.C. Tsang et al. in Medical Mycology 54: 708. 2016.

Typus: Parengyodontium album (Limber) C.C. Tsang et al. 2016 (Tritirachium album Limber 1940).

Simplicillium W. Gams & Zare in Nova Hedwigia 73: 38, 2001.

Typus: Simplicillium lanosiniveum (J.F.H. Beyma) Zare & W. Gams 2001 (Phalosporium lanosoniveum J.F.H. Beyma 1942).