Kintaqa is a genus of southeast Asian cellar spiders erected in 2018 for five species moved from Pholcus after a molecular phylogenetic study.[1] They are medium-sized spiders, distinguished by their unique enlarged shape of fourth segment of pedipalps.[2]

Kintaqa
Kintaqa satun
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Kintaqa
Huber, 2018[1]
Type species
Pholcus buatong
(Huber, 2016)
Species

5, see text

The name honors the Kintaq, a Thai ethnic group.[2]

Species

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As of April 2022 it contains five species:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Kintaqa Huber, 2018". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Huber, B. A.; Eberle, J.; Dimitrov, D. (2018). "The phylogeny of pholcid spiders: a critical evaluation of relationships suggested by molecular data (Araneae, Pholcidae)". ZooKeys (789): 51–101. doi:10.3897/zookeys.789.22781. PMC 6193417. PMID 30344435.

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