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Pimoidae

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Containing group: Orbiculariae

References

Agnarsson, I. 2004. Morphological phylogeny of cobweb spiders and their relatives (Araneae, Araneoidea, Theridiidae). Zoological Journal Of The Linnean Society 141:447-626.

Griswold, C.E., J.A. Coddington, G. Hormiga & N. Scharff. 1998. Phylogeny of the orb-web building spiders (Araneae, Orbiculariae: Deinopoidea, Araneoidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. May 123:1-99.

Hormiga, G. 1993. Implication of the phylogeny of Pimoidae for the systematics of linyphiid spiders (Araneae, Araneoidea, Linyphiidae). Memoirs Of The Queensland Museum 33:533-542.

Hormiga, G. 1994. A revision and cladistic analysis of the spider family Pimoidae (Araneoidea: Araneae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 549:1-104.

Hormiga, G. 1994. Cladistics and the comparative morphology of linyphiid spiders and their relatives (Araneae, Araneoidea, Linyphiidae). Zoological Journal Of The Linnean Society 111:1-71.

Hormiga, G. 2003. Weintrauboa, a new genus of pimoid spiders from Japan and adjacent islands, with comments on the monophyly and diagnosis of the family Pimoidae and the genus Pimoa (Araneoidea, Araneae). Zoological Journal Of The Linnean Society 139:261-281.

Jocqué, R. & A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman. 2006. Spider Families of the World. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tevuren. 336pp.

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Scientific Name Pimoa sp.
Location Bhutan
Identified By Jonathan Coddington
Behavior Pimoids spin large, linyphiid-like sheet webs with a tubular retreat at the margin. They hang from t
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage adult
Size ca. 60 cm. across
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Copyright © Jonathan Coddington
Scientific Name Pimoa sp.
Location Bhutan
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Jonathan Coddington
Behavior Feeding on a wrapped prey item
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage adult
Size Spider body length ca. 13 mm.
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Copyright © Jonathan Coddington
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