| Tissahamia ethagala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Tissahamia |
| Species: | T. ethagala |
| Binomial name | |
| Tissahamia ethagala (Huber, 2011) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Tissahamia ethagala is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]
The species was first described in 2011 by Huber as Pholcus ethagala. [1] It was transferred to the new genus Tissahamia in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study. [1] [2]
The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and skull spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, is divided into 94 genera.
Magana is a genus of Asian cellar spiders containing the single species, Magana velox. It was first described by B. A. Huber & L. S. Carvalho in 2019, and has only been found in Oman.
Cantikus v-notatus is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae. It is found from Myanmar to Indonesia.
Tissahamia maturata is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Ixchela is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Mesabolivar is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by M. A. González-Sponga in 1998.
Modisimus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Arnapa is a genus of cellar spiders found in Indonesia and New Guinea. It was first described in 2019 by Huber. As of 2019, it contains six species.
Tissahamia is a genus of southeast Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber in 2018.
Apokayana is a genus of Malaysian and Indonesian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Cantikus is a genus of southeastern Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Kelabita is a genus of southeastern Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Kintaqa is a genus of Thai and Malaysian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Meraha is a genus of southeastern Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Muruta is a genus of Malaysian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Nipisa is a genus of southeastern Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Paiwana is a genus of Taiwanese cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Pribumia is a genus of southeastern Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Teranga is a genus of southeastern Asian cellar spiders first described by B. A. Huber, J. Eberle & D. Dimitrov in 2018.
Pinocchio barauna is a species of South American cellar spiders. It is the sole species in the genus Pinocchio. It was first described by B. A. Huber & L. S. Carvalho in 2019, and has only been found in Brazil.