Microhexura
| Pygmy Funnel-web Spiders | |
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| Spruce-fir moss spider (M. montivaga) | |
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| M. montivaga | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Microhexuridae |
| Genus: | Microhexura Crosby & Bishop, 1925[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. montivaga[1] Crosby & Bishop, 1925 | |
| Species | |
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| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
Microhexura is a genus of tiny North American spiders that was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1925.[1][2] It is the only genus in the family Microhexuridae,[3] with two described 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 further west, in the Cascades, the Blue Mountains, and the northern Rocky Mountains.[4]
M. montivaga is considered endangered. M. idahoana is widespread in old growth from Mount Rainier southward.[5]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[1]
- Microhexura idahoana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945 – Canada, United States
- Microhexura montivaga Crosby & Bishop, 1925 – United States
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gen. Crosby & Bishop, 1925". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ Crosby, C. R.; Bishop, S. C. (1925). "Two new spiders from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina". Entomological News. 36: 142–146.
- ↑ "Family: Microhexuridae Bond, Opatova & Hedin, 2020". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ↑ "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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