title: Descriptions of four kleptoparasitic spiders of the genus Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) and their potential host spider species in the genus Linothele (Araneae, Dipluridae) from Ecuador.
abstract: Four new species of the genus Mysmenopsis are described: M. onorei n. sp., M. otonga n. sp., M. fernandoi n. sp. and M. chiquita n. sp. All species were collected in diplurid webs and are therefore assumed to be kleptoparasitic. Five potential host species of the genus Linothele (Dipluridae) that were collected with the symbionts are also described: Linothele yanachanka n. sp., L. pukachumpi n. sp., L. zaia n. sp., L. tsachilas n. sp. and L. quori n. sp.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Fundación OTONGA, Calle Rither y Bolivia, Quito, Ecuador. Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA.; Email: nadineduperre@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dupérré
authors.affiliation: Researcher, Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Geovanny Farina 566, San Rafael, Ecuador.; Email: eliciotapia@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Elicio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tapia
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D004484:Ecuador; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development