Kintaqa

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

5, see text

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

The name honors the Kintaq, a Thai ethnic group.