Megahexura
| 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: | Mecicobothriidae |
| Genus: | Megahexura Kaston, 1972[1] |
| Species: | M. fulva |
| Binomial name | |
| Megahexura fulva (Chamberlin, 1919)[1] | |
Megahexura is a genus of spider in the family Mecicobothriidae, with the sole species Megahexura fulva.[1] Native to the United States,[1] the spiders build an exposed sheet web with a funnel-shaped retreat in holes and crevices along ravine banks.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Megahexura Kaston, 1972", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-02-25
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