''Pimea'' is a

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s that currently contains a single species, ''Pimea monticola'', from the central highlands of

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Description

''Pimea monticola'' is characterized by an expanded anterior end with a musculo-glandular organ in the form of an adhesive pad. The cutaneous longitudinal musculature is partially insunk into the mesenchyma and originates a retractor muscle associated to the musculo-glandular organ. The mesenchymal musculature is weak. The copulatory apparatus lacks adenodactyls and has an intra-antral penis papilla.

Etymology

The genus name ''Pimea'' comes from a pre-colonial Melanesian clan, the Pime, that lived in an area close to the type-locality. The specific epithet ''monticola'' comes from

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''mons'', a mountain + ''-cola'', dweller, inhabitant, thus meaning "mountain dweller".

References

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