''Pimoa rupicola'' is a
species of the
spiders family
Pimoidae found in France and Italy.
First described in 1884, it is one of twenty-eight described species in the genus ''
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 ...
''.
Ecology
''Pimoa rupicola'' is a
troglophile
Troglofauna are small cave-dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings. Troglofauna and stygofauna are the two types of subterranean fauna (based on life-history). Both are associated with subterranean environments – troglofau ...
species, abundant in subterranean habitats and occasionally recorded from surface habitats such as
leaf litter, humid rocks covered by mosses and mountain screes. The species occurs preferentially in areas characterized by a
Mediterranean climate.
Morphology
The male palp is characterized by a semicircular embolic area. The
cymbium is flat, circular, and shows unusual modifications on its retro-lateral margin. The embolus has 3 processes; the
paracymbium has no discrete
sclerite.
References
Pimoidae
Cave spiders
Spiders of Europe
Spiders described in 1884
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