Pimoa rupicola
| Pimoa rupicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Pimoidae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pimoa rupicola (Simon, 1884) | |
Pimoa rupicola is a species of the spider family Pimoidae. It is one of twenty-eight described species in the genus Pimoa.[1]
Morphology
Male palp characterized by a semicircular embolic area. Cymbium is flat, circular, and host unusual modifications on retro-lateral margin. Embolus possess 3 processes. Paracymbium has no discrete sclerite.[2]
Distribution
Ecology
Pimoa rupicola is a troglophile 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.[4]
References
- ↑ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". www.wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- 1 2 "Pimoa rupicola - araneae". www.araneae.unibe.ch. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ Hormiga, G. (1994). "A revision and cladistic analysis of the spider family Pimoidae (Araneoidea: Araneae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 549: 1–104. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.549.
- ↑ Mammola, Stefano; Isaia, Marco; Arnedo, Miquel A. "Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species". PeerJ 3. doi:10.7717/peerj.1384.
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