Microhexura
Microhexura is a genus of tiny North American curtain web spiders that was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1925.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in the United States: M. idahoana and M. montivaga.[1] M. montivaga occurs in the higher peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. M. idahoana occurs farther west, in the Cascades, the Blue Mountains, and the northern Rocky Mountains.[3]
| Microhexura | |
|---|---|
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| Spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Dipluridae |
| Genus: | Microhexura Crosby & Bishop, 1925[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. montivaga Crosby & Bishop, 1925 | |
| Species | |
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M. montivaga is considered endangered. M. idahoana is widespread in old growth from Mount Rainier southward.[4]
References
- "Gen. Microhexura Crosby & Bishop, 1925". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- Crosby, C. R.; Bishop, S. C. (1925). "Two new spiders from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina". Entomological News. 36: 142–146.
- "Genus Microhexura". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- Crawford, Rod (2006). "Spider Collector's Journal (16th page: 2006)". Scarabs: The Bug Society. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
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