Pimoidae

Pimoidae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pimoidae: //pɪˈmɔɪd.i.aɪ//

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Images

Pimoa altioculata m by G. Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Pimoa altioculata f by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC0 license.
Pimoa altioculata i by G. Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Pimoa haden by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

Summary

Pimoidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders, described by J. Wunderlich in 1986. It is a monophyletic family, currently containing 85 species in two genera, and is closely related to Linyphiidae.

Distribution

Originally widely distributed across the Palearctic, Nearctic, and Sino-Japanese regions; current species distribution is more fragmented.

Cultural Significance

The species Pimoa cthulhu is named after Howard Phillips Lovecraft's mythological deity Cthulhu.

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Tags

  • Pimoidae
  • spiders
  • arachnids
  • araneomorph