Pimoa

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Pimoa is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is the monotypic 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").[1]

Distribution

See the description under Pimoidae.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes 86 species:[2]

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Fossil species

The following species were all found in baltic amber from the Paleogene.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hormiga, G.; Buckle, D. J.; Scharff, N. (2005). "Nanoa, an enigmatic new genus of pimoid spiders from western North America (Pimoidae, Araneae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 145 (2): 249–262. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00192.x.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gen. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dunlop, Jason A.; Jekel, Denise (2009–2011). "Nomenclatural Notes on Fossil Spiders". Arachnology. 14 (9): 357–360. doi:10.13156/100.014.0903. ISSN 2050-9928.

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