''Nipisa'' 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 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 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
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso. ...
and relatively long legs.
The name is derived from the
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
"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?)
*''
N. bankirai''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia, Indonesia (Borneo)
*''
N. bidayuh''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia (Borneo)
*''
N. deelemanae''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia (Borneo)
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N. kubah''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia (Borneo)
*''
N. lehi''
(Huber, 2017) – Malaysia (Borneo)
*''
N. phasmoides''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) – Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo)
*''
N. phyllicola''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) (
type) – Thailand, Malaysia (mainland, Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo), Singapore
*''
N. semengoh''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia (Borneo)
*''
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 of the spider family Pholcidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1820 species in 94 genera:
A ''Aetana''
''Aetana'' Huber, 2005
* '' Aetana abadae'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines
* '' Aetana baga ...
References
Further reading
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Pholcidae genera
Spiders of Asia
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