Biology:Pimus

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Pimus
Pimus sp. (Marshal Hedin).jpg
Pimus sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Amaurobiidae
Genus: Pimus
Chamberlin, 1947[1]
Type species
P. pitus
Chamberlin, 1947
Species

10, see text

Pimus is a genus of North American tangled nest spiders first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1947.[2]

Species

(As of April 2019) it contains ten species, all found in United States :[1]

  • Pimus desiccatus Leech, 1972 – USA
  • Pimus eldorado Leech, 1972 – USA
  • Pimus fractus (Chamberlin, 1920) – USA
  • Pimus hesperellus Chamberlin, 1947 – USA
  • Pimus iviei Leech, 1972 – USA
  • Pimus leucus Chamberlin, 1947 – USA
  • Pimus napa Leech, 1972 – USA
  • Pimus nawtawaketus Leech, 1972 – USA
  • Pimus pitus Chamberlin, 1947 – USA
  • Pimus salemensis Leech, 1972 – USA

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Pimus Chamberlin, 1947". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/109. Retrieved 2019-05-08. 
  2. Chamberlin, R. V. (1947). "A summary of the known North American Amaurobiidae.". Bulletin of the University of Utah 38 (8): 1–31. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3388569 entry