Megahexura Explained

Megahexura is a genus of spiders with the sole species Megahexura fulva, discovered in 1919. It is the only genus in the family Megahexuridae. Native to the United States, more specifically California,^[1] the spiders build an exposed sheet web with a funnel-shaped retreat in holes and crevices along ravine banks.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Megahexura .
2. 6501763 . 2019 . Hedin . M. . Derkarabetian . S. . Alfaro . A. . Ramírez . M. J. . Bond . J. E. . Phylogenomic analysis and revised classification of atypoid mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), with notes on arachnid ultraconserved element loci . PeerJ . 7 . e6864 . 10.7717/peerj.6864 . free . 31110925 .