<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>34</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Verza, W.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eriksson, A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sphingidae moths as a new host record for Ophryocystis aff. elektroschirra [sic] (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinida) in Brazil</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AGRIUS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">APICOMPLEXA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BRAZIL</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">EUMORPHA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NEOGREGARINIDA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OPHRYOCYSTIS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PARASITE</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SPHINGIDAE</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">25/03/2026</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://ssrn.com/abstract=6469452</style></url></web-urls></urls><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-9</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Ophryocystis elektroscirrha&lt;/em&gt; is a parasite primarily described in Danaini butterflies.&amp;nbsp;We investigated the occurrence of &lt;em&gt;Ophryocystis&lt;/em&gt;-like in lepidopterans from collections and field samplings in Mato Grosso, Brazil. We report the first record of &lt;em&gt;Ophryocystis &lt;/em&gt;aff. &lt;em&gt;elektroscirrha &lt;/em&gt;in Lepidoptera from Brazil and the first worldwide record in the family Sphingidae (&lt;em&gt;Eumorpha analis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Agrius&amp;nbsp;cingulata&lt;/em&gt;). No infections were detected in Danaus species. Our findings suggest that the known host range of &lt;em&gt;Ophryocystis &lt;/em&gt;is underestimated. Food resource sharing between Sphingidae and Danaini may mediate parasite-host interactions. We highlight the importance of examining non-traditional host groups and utilizing biological collections for parasitological surveys.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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