''Katissa'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by

Antônio Brescovit Antônio Domingos Brescovit (born 1959) is a Brazilian arachnologist. His first name, Antônio (the spelling used in Brazil), may also be spelled António (the spelling used in Portugal). He develops academic activities at the 'arthropodae laborat ...

in 1997.

Species

it contains ten species: *'' Katissa delicatula'' (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica *'' Katissa elegans'' (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica *'' Katissa guyasamini'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2016 – Ecuador *'' Katissa kurusiki'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2016 – Ecuador *'' Katissa lycosoides'' (Chickering, 1937) – Panama *'' Katissa puyu'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2016 – Ecuador *'' Katissa simplicipalpis'' (Simon, 1898) – Lesser Antilles, Panama, Peru *'' Katissa tamya'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2016 – Ecuador *'' Katissa yaya'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2016 – Ecuador *'' Katissa zimarae'' (Reimoser, 1939) – Costa Rica

References

Anyphaenidae Anyphaenidae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Antônio Brescovit {{Anyphaenidae-stub