''Nanoa'' is a sister genus of ''

Pimoa ''Pimoa'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pimoidae. Its sister genus is '' 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 ...

'', in the

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

family Pimoidae, containing the single species ''Nanoa enana''.

Etymology

Combined from Greek ''nanos'' "dwarf" and the ending ''-oa'', which follows the other pimoid genera ''

'' and '' Weintrauboa''. The name ''enana'' of the only species means "dwarf" in Spanish.

Description

''N. enana'' is the smallest known pimoid species, with a total body length of only 1.5 mm.

Distribution

''N. enana'' occurs in northern

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and southern

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References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q13656106 Pimoidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of the United States