 It is closely related to the Linyphiidae, and is sometimes used as a synonym for that family.The species "Pimoa cthulhu", described by Gustavo Hormiga in 1994, is named for Howard Phillips Lovecraft's mythological deity Cthulhu.Pimoidae forms a relictual group along the western coast of North America, Europe (Alps, Apennines and Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain) and the Himalayas.