Hexura
Genus of spiders
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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]
| Hexura | |
|---|---|
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| H. picea in Oregon | |
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| 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 | |
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[1]
- Hexura picea Simon, 1885 – Canada, United States
- Hexura rothi Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 – United States
