Hexura rothi
| Hexura rothi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Antrodiaetidae |
| Genus: | Hexura |
| Species: | H. rothi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexura rothi Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 | |
Hexura rothi is a species of spider. It was described by Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 — USA. Originally placed with Mecicobothriidae,[1] it was moved to Antrodiaetidae in 2019.[2]
It has two pairs of spinnerets unlike Hexura picea which has three pairs. It is found in the southern Central Oregon Coast Ranges through the Klamath Mountains into Del Norte, California.[3]
References
- ^ Simon, E. (1884). "Note sur le groupe des Mecicobothria". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 313–317.
- ^ Hedin, M.; et al. (2019). "Phylogenomic analysis and revised classification of atypoid mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), with notes on arachnid ultraconserved element loci". PeerJ. 7 (e6864): 15. doi:10.7717/peerj.6864. PMC 6501763. PMID 31110925.
- ^ Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States by Richard J. Adams page 48