The present study examined the presence of 18 cytokine-like proteins (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-19, IFN-γ, TNF-α, TNF-β, GM-CSF, M-CSF, G-CSF) in the hemolymph of G. mellonella after infection with the entomopathogenic fungus C. coronatus. Here, TNF is linked to infection.