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Pimus

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Pimus
Pimus sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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As of December 2024 it contains ten species, all found in United States:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Pimus Chamberlin, 1947". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  2. ^ Chamberlin, R. V. (1947). "A summary of the known North American Amaurobiidae". Bulletin of the University of Utah. 38 (8): 1–31.