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Pimoidae
Pimoidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders first described by Jörg Wunderlich in 1986. As re-circumscribed in 2021, it is monophyletic, and contained 86 species in two genera. It is closely related to the Linyphiidae, and is sometimes treated as synonymous with that family. The species '' Pimoa cthulhu'', described by Gustavo Hormiga in 1994, is named for Howard Phillips Lovecraft's mythological deity Cthulhu. Distribution The ancestors of the family are thought to have been widely distributed across the Palearctic, Nearctic and Sino-Japanese regions, but species now have a more fragmented distribution. Genera and species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera and species: *'' Nanoa'' Hormiga, Buckle & Scharff, 2005 **'' Nanoa enana'' Hormiga, Buckle & Scharff, 2005 — USA *'' Pimoa'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 — North America, Asia, Europe **'' Pimoa altioculata'' (Keyserling, 1886) – USA, Canada **'' Pimoa anatolica'' Hormiga, 1994 – China * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimoa Dongjiu
''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is ''Nanoa''. Etymology ''Pimoa'' is derived from the Gosiute language, language of the Gosiute people in Utah with the meaning "big legs". The other genera in the family match its ending ("-oa"). Distribution See the description under Pimoidae. Species it contains eighty-five species: * ''Pimoa altioculata'' (Keyserling, 1886) – USA, Canada, Alaska * ''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'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China * ''Pimoa crispa'' (Fage, 1946) – India * ''Pimoa cthulhu'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA * ''Pimoa curvata'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA * ''Pim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimoa Anning
''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 ("-oa"). Distribution See the description under Pimoidae. Species it contains eighty-five species: * '' Pimoa altioculata'' (Keyserling, 1886) – USA, Canada, Alaska * '' 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'' Zhang & Li, 2020 – China * '' Pimoa crispa'' (Fage, 1946) – India * '' Pimoa cthulhu'' Hormiga, 1994 – USA * '' Pimoa curvata'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA * '' Pimoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |