Nipisa is a genus of southeast Asian cellar spiders erected in 2018 after a molecular phylogenetic study of Pholcidae. It consists of ten Calapnita species, previously the phyllicola group of Pholcidae, now elevated to genus rank.[2] They are pale whitish in color, with a cylindrical abdomen and relatively long legs.[3] The name is derived from the Malay "nipis", meaning "thin", in reference to the long, thin abdomen.[2]
Calapnita‑Panjange clade
Nipisa
Kintaqa
Pribumia
Paiwana
Muruta
Meraha
Calapnita
Tissahamia
Teranga
Panjange
Species
As of April 2022 it contains ten species:[1]
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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) – 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
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