''Nipisa'' is a
genus
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of southeast Asian
cellar spiders erected in 2018 after a
molecular phylogenetic
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study of Pholcidae. It consists of ten ''
Calapnita'' species, previously the phyllicola group of Pholcidae, now elevated to genus rank.
They are pale whitish in color, with a cylindrical
abdomen
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and relatively long legs.
The name is derived from the
Malay "nipis", meaning "thin", in reference to the long, thin abdomen.
Species
it contains ten species:
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N. anai''
(Huber, 2017) – Thailand, Malaysia (mainland), Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java?)
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N. bankirai''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia, Indonesia (Borneo)
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N. bidayuh''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia (Borneo)
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N. deelemanae''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia (Borneo)
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N. kubah''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia (Borneo)
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N. lehi''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia (Borneo)
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N. phasmoides''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) – Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo)
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N. phyllicola''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) (
type
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) – Thailand, Malaysia (mainland, Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo), Singapore
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N. semengoh''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia (Borneo)
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N. subphyllicola''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) – Philippines
See also
* ''
Calapnita''
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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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