Vol. 46 No. 4, 2007

Taxonomic Study of the Spider Family Pimoidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from China

Xiang Xu and Shu-Qiang Li*

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Xiang Xu and Shu-Qiang Li (2007) The spider family Pimoidae from China is reviewed.  Six pimoid species belonging to 2 genera are studied: Pimoa anatolica Hormiga, 1994, with the male reported for the first time, Pimoa clavata sp. nov., P. reniformis sp. nov., P. trifurcata sp. nov., Weintrauboa chikunii (Oi, 1979), and W. megacanthus sp. nov.  Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of all 6 species are given.

Key words: Araneae, Taxonomy, Pimoidae, New species, China.

*Correspondence: Fax: 86-10-64807099.  E-mail:lisq@ioz.ac.cn