@article{Dupérré_Tapia_2016, title={Overview of the Anyphaenids (Araneae, Anyphaeninae, Anyphaenidae) spider fauna from the Chocó forest of Ecuador, with the description of thirteen new species}, url={https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/379}, DOI={10.5852/ejt.2016.255}, abstractNote={The spider diversity of the family Anyphaenidae in premontane, low evergreen montane and cloud forest from the Chocó region of Ecuador is examined. A total of 287 adult specimens were collected and 19 morphospecies were identified based on male specimens. Thirteen new species are described and one new genus is proposed. Five new species are described in the genus <em>Katissa</em> Brescovit, 1997: <em>Katissa kurusiki</em> sp. nov., <em>K. puyu</em> sp. nov., <em>K. tamya</em> sp. nov., <em>K. yaya</em> sp. nov. and <em>K. guyasamini</em> sp. nov. The new genus <em>Shuyushka</em> gen. nov. is proposed and includes three species: <em>Shuyushka achachay</em> gen. et sp. nov., <em>S. moscai</em> gen. et sp. nov. and <em>S. wachi</em> gen. et sp. nov. Finally, five species are described in the genus <em>Patrera</em> Simon, 1903: <em>P. hatunkiru</em> sp. nov., <em>P. philipi</em> sp. nov., <em>P. suni</em> sp. nov., <em>P. shida</em> sp. nov. and <em>P. witsu</em> sp. nov. New records are provided for <em>Patrera fulvastra</em> Simon, 1903 and <em>Josa nigrifrons</em> Simon, 1897.}, number={255}, journal={European Journal of Taxonomy}, author={Dupérré, Nadine and Tapia, Elicio}, year={2016}, month={Dec.} }