Hexura

Hexura
H. picea in Oregon
H. rothi in Oregon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Antrodiaetidae
Genus: Hexura
Simon, 1884[1]
Type species
H. picea
Simon, 1884
Species

Hexura is a genus of American folding trapdoor spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.[2].[1] Originally placed with Mecicobothriidae,[2] it was moved to Antrodiaetidae in 2019.[3]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Simon, 1885". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  2. ^ a b Simon, E. (1884). "Note sur le groupe des Mecicobothria". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 313–317.
  3. ^ Hedin, M.; et al. (2019). "Phylogenomic analysis and revised classification of atypoid mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), with notes on arachnid ultraconserved element loci". PeerJ. 7 (e6864): 15. doi:10.7717/peerj.6864. PMC 6501763. PMID 31110925.


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