Megahexura
Megahexura is a genus of spiders with the sole species Megahexura fulva.[2] It is the only genus in the family Megahexuridae.[1] Native to the United States,[2] the spiders build an exposed sheet web with a funnel-shaped retreat in holes and crevices along ravine banks.
| Megahexura | |
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| Megahexura fulva in Sierra de Salinas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Megahexuridae Hedin & Bond, 2019[1] |
| Genus: | Megahexura Kaston, 1972[2] |
| Species: | M. fulva |
| Binomial name | |
| Megahexura fulva (Chamberlin, 1919)[2] | |
References
- "Family Megahexuridae Hedin & Bond, 2019", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-15
- "Gen. Megahexura Kaston, 1972", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-15
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