Microhexura
| Microhexura | |
|---|---|
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| Spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Dipluridae |
| Genus: | Microhexura Crosby & Bishop, 1925 |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Microhexura is a tiny spider genus from the United States with only two species. M. montivaga is considered endangered. M. idahoana is widespread in old growth from Mount Rainier southward.[1]
Species
- Microhexura idahoana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945
- Microhexura montivaga Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Footnotes
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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