Pimoidae is a small family of
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...
spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s first described by J. Wunderlich in 1986. As
re-circumscribed in 2021, it is
monophyletic
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,
[ and contained 85 species in two genera.][ It is closely related to the ]Linyphiidae
Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers (from the shape of their webs), or money spiders (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and in Portugal, from the superstition that if such a spider is seen running on you, ...
,Cthulhu
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.
Distribution
The ancestors of the family are thought to have been widely distributed across the Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sib ...
, Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
and Sino-Japanese regions, but species now have a more fragmented distribution.[
]
Genera and species
, the World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...
accepted the following genera and species:Nanoa
''Nanoa'' is a sister genus of ''Pimoa'', in the spider family Pimoidae, containing the single species ''Nanoa enana''.
Etymology
Combined from Greek ''nanos'' "dwarf" and the ending ''-oa'', which follows the other pimoid genera ''Pimoa'' and ' ...
'' Hormiga, Buckle & Scharff, 2005
**'' Nanoa enana'' Hormiga, Buckle & Scharff, 2005 — USA
*''Pimoa
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 — North America, Asia, Europe
**'' Pimoa altioculata'' (Keyserling, 1886) – USA, Canada
**'' Pimoa anatolica'' Hormiga, 1994 – China
**'' Pimoa anning'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa binchuanensis'' Zhang & Li, 2019 – China
**'' Pimoa bomi'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa breuili'' (Fage, 1931) – Spain
**'' Pimoa breviata'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA
**'' Pimoa cawarong'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa clavata'' Xu & Li, 2007 – China
**''Pimoa cona
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa crispa'' (Fage, 1946) – India
**'' Pimoa cthulhu'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA
**'' Pimoa curvata'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA
**''Pimoa daman
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**''Pimoa danba
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**''Pimoa delphinica
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Mammola, Hormiga & Isaia, 2016 – Italy
**''Pimoa deqen
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**''Pimoa dongjiu
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**''Pimoa duiba
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**''Pimoa edenticulata
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA
**''Pimoa exigua
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2021 – China
**''Pimoa gagna
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – India
**''Pimoa gandhii
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' Nanoa''.
Etymology
''Pimoa'' is derived from the language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ...
'' Hormiga, 1994 – India
**'' Pimoa graphitica'' Mammola, Hormiga & Isaia, 2016 – Italy, France
**'' Pimoa guiqing'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa gyaca'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa gyara'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa gyirong'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa haden'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA
**'' Pimoa heishui'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa hespera'' (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) (type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specim ...
) – USA
**'' Pimoa indiscreta'' Hormiga, 1994 – India
**'' Pimoa jellisoni'' (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) – USA
**'' Pimoa jinchuan'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa khaptad'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa koshi'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa lata'' Xu & Li, 2009 – China
**'' Pimoa laurae'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA
**'' Pimoa lemenba'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa lhatog'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa lihengae'' Griswold, Long & Hormiga, 1999 – China
**'' Pimoa mainling'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa mechi'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa mephitis'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA
**'' Pimoa miandam'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Pakistan
**'' Pimoa miero'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa mono'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA
**'' Pimoa mude'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa muli'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa nainital'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – India
**'' Pimoa naran'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Pakistan
**'' Pimoa nematoides'' Hormiga, 1994 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa ninglang'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa nyalam'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa nyingchi'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa petita'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA
**'' Pimoa phaplu'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa pingwuensis'' Irfan, Wang, Zhao & Zhang, 2022 – China
**'' Pimoa putou'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa rara'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa reniformis'' Xu & Li, 2007 – China
**'' Pimoa rongxar'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa rupicola'' (Simon, 1884) – France, Italy
**'' Pimoa samyai'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa sangri'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa shigatse'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa shoja'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – India
**'' Pimoa sinuosa'' Hormiga, 1994 – Nepal
**'' Pimoa tehama'' Hormiga & Lew, 2014 – USA
**'' Pimoa tengchong'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa thaleri'' Trotta, 2009 – India
**'' Pimoa trifurcata'' Xu & Li, 2007 – China
**'' Pimoa vera'' Gertsch, 1951 – USA
**'' Pimoa wanglangensis'' Yuan, Zhao & Zhang, 2019 – China
**'' Pimoa wulipoensis'' Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa xiahe'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa xinjianensis'' Zhang & Li, 2019 – China
**'' Pimoa yadong'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China
**'' Pimoa yajiangensis'' Irfan, Wang, Zhao & Zhang, 2022 – China
**'' Pimoa yejiei'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa yele'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa zayu'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
**'' Pimoa zekogensis'' Irfan, Wang, Zhao & Zhang, 2022 – China
**'' Pimoa zhigangi'' Zhang & Li, 2021 – China
References
Araneomorphae families
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