''Kintaqa'' is a
genus
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of southeast Asian
cellar spiders erected in 2018 for five species moved from ''
Pholcus
''Pholcus'' is a genus of spiders of long-bodied cellar spider and allies in the family Pholcidae, with 375 described species as of January 2023.
It includes the cellar spider '' P. phalangioides'', often called the "daddy longlegs". This may ca ...
'' after a
molecular phylogenetic
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study.
They are medium-sized spiders, distinguished by their unique enlarged shape of fourth segment of
pedipalp
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s.
The name honors the
Kintaq, a Thai ethnic group.
Species
it contains five species:
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K. buatong''
(Huber, 2016) (
type
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) – Thailand
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K. fuza''
(Yao & Li, 2017) – Thailand
*''
K. mueangensis''
(Yao & Li, 2017) – Thailand
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K. satun''
(Huber, 2011) – Thailand, Malaysia
*''
K. schwendingeri''
(Huber, 2011) – Thailand
See also
* ''
Pholcus
''Pholcus'' is a genus of spiders of long-bodied cellar spider and allies in the family Pholcidae, with 375 described species as of January 2023.
It includes the cellar spider '' P. phalangioides'', often called the "daddy longlegs". This may ca ...
''
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List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species
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References
Further reading
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Pholcidae genera
Spiders of Asia
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