Megahexura
| Megahexura | |
|---|---|
| Megahexura fulva in Sierra de Salinas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Atypoidea |
| Family: | Megahexuridae Hedin & Bond, 2019 |
| Genus: | Megahexura Kaston, 1972 |
| Species: | M. fulva |
| Binomial name | |
| Megahexura fulva (Chamberlin, 1919) | |
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, the spiders build an exposed sheet web with a funnel-shaped retreat in holes and crevices along ravine banks.