''Kintaqa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of southeast Asian cellar spiders erected in 2018 for five species moved from ''

Pholcus ''Pholcus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pholcidae, with 361 described species as of October 2021. It includes the cellar spider '' P. phalangioides'', often called the "daddy longlegs". This may cause confusion because the name "daddy l ...

'' after a

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study. They are medium-sized spiders, distinguished by their unique enlarged shape of fourth segment of

pedipalp Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") and ...

s. The name honors the Kintaq, a Thai ethnic group.

Species

it contains five species: *'' K. buatong'' (Huber, 2016) ( type) – Thailand *'' K. fuza'' (Yao & Li, 2017) – Thailand *'' K. mueangensis'' (Yao & Li, 2017) – Thailand *'' K. satun'' (Huber, 2011) – Thailand, Malaysia *'' K. schwendingeri'' (Huber, 2011) – Thailand

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