PCR amplification, Polyphasic assessment, Cryptic diversity, Sanger sequencing, Hypocreales, SEM imaging, Phylogenetic relationships, Morphological analysis, Gibellulo, Host associations, Non-metric dimensional scaling, Collection-based specimens, Araneopathogenic fungi, Cordycipitaceae, Host-shifting strategies, Taxonomic uncertainty, DNA barcoding, and Molecular phylogeny