Pimoa


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.

Distribution

See the description under Pimoidae.

Species

, this genus includes 86 species:Pimoa altioculataAlaska, Canada, United StatesPimoa anatolica Hormiga, 1994 – ChinaPimoa anning Zhang & Li, 2021ChinaPimoa binchuanensis Zhang & Li, 2019 – ChinaPimoa bomi Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa breuiliSpainPimoa breviata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943United StatesPimoa cawarong Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa clavata Xu & Li, 2007 – ChinaPimoa cona Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa crispaIndiaPimoa cthulhu Hormiga, 1994 – United StatesPimoa curvata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – Canada, United StatesPimoa daman Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa danba Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa delphinica Mammola, Hormiga & Isaia, 2016ItalyPimoa deqen Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa dongjiu Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa duiba Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa edenticulata Hormiga, 1994 – United StatesPimoa exigua Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2021 – ChinaPimoa gagna Zhang & Li, 2021 – IndiaPimoa gandhii Hormiga, 1994 – IndiaPimoa graphitica Mammola, Hormiga & Isaia, 2016 – Italy, FrancePimoa guiqing Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa gyaca Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa gyara Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa gyirong Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa haden Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – Canada, United StatesPimoa heishui Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa hespera – United StatesPimoa indiscreta Hormiga, 1994 – IndiaPimoa jellisoni – United StatesPimoa jinchuan Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa khaptad Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa koshi Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa lata Xu & Li, 2009 – ChinaPimoa laurae Hormiga, 1994 – United StatesPimoa lemenba Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa lhatog Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa lihengae Griswold, Long & Hormiga, 1999 – ChinaPimoa mainling Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa mechi Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa mephitis Hormiga, 1994 – United StatesPimoa miandam Zhang & Li, 2021 – PakistanPimoa miero Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa mono Hormiga, 1994 – United StatesPimoa mude Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa muli Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa nainital Zhang & Li, 2021 – IndiaPimoa naran Zhang & Li, 2021 – PakistanPimoa nematoides Hormiga, 1994 – NepalPimoa ninglang Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa nyalam Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa nyingchi Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa petita Hormiga, 1994 – United StatesPimoa phaplu Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa pingwuensis Irfan, Wang, Zhao & Zhang, 2022 – ChinaPimoa putou Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa rara Zhang & Li, 2021 – NepalPimoa reniformis Xu & Li, 2007 – ChinaPimoa rongxar Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa rupicolaFrance, ItalyPimoa samyai Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa sangri Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa shigatse Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa shimian Wang, Yao & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaPimoa shoja Zhang & Li, 2021 – IndiaPimoa sinuosa Hormiga, 1994 – NepalPimoa tehama Hormiga & Lew, 2014 – United StatesPimoa tengchong Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa thaleri Trotta, 2009 – IndiaPimoa trifurcata Xu & Li, 2007 – ChinaPimoa vera Gertsch, 1951 – United StatesPimoa wanglangensis Yuan, Zhao & Zhang, 2019 – ChinaPimoa wulipoensis Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2021 – ChinaPimoa xiahe Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa xinjianensis Zhang & Li, 2019 – ChinaPimoa yadong Zhang & Li, 2020 – ChinaPimoa yajiangensis Irfan, Wang, Zhao & Zhang, 2022 – ChinaPimoa yejiei Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa yele Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa zayu Zhang & Li, 2021 – ChinaPimoa zekogensis Irfan, Wang, Zhao & Zhang, 2022 – ChinaPimoa zeluni Lin & Li, 2023 – ChinaPimoa zhigangi Zhang & Li, 2021 – China

Fossil species

The following species were all found in baltic amber from the Paleogene.Pimoa expandens Wunderlich, 2004Pimoa hormigai Wunderlich, 2004Pimoa inopinata Wunderlich, 2004Pimoa liedtkei Wunderlich, 2004Pimoa lingua Wunderlich, 2004Pimoa longiscapus Wunderlich, 2008Pimoa multicuspuli Wunderlich, 2004Pimoa obruens Wunderlich, 2008