Microhexura
Sign in to saveMicrohexura is a genus of tiny North American spiders that was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1925. It is the only genus in the family Microhexuridae, with two described species, both found in the United States: M. idahoana and M. montivaga.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyMicrohexuridae
Observations27
Grouparachnida
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Microhexura is a genus of tiny North American spiders that was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1925. It is the only genus in the family Microhexuridae, with two described species, both found in the United States: M. idahoana and M. montivaga.
M. montivaga occurs in the higher peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. M. idahoana occurs further west, in the Cascades, the Blue Mountains, and the northern Rocky Mountains.