Mecicobothriidae
| Dwarf tarantulas | |
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| Megahexura fulva | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: |
Mecicobothriidae Holmberg, 1882 |
| Genera | |
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Hexura (Simon, 1884) |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 genera, 9 species | |
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Hexura (Simon, 1884)
Hexurella (Gertsch & Platnick, 1979)
Mecicobothrium (Holmberg, 1882)
Megahexura (Kaston, 1972)
Dwarf tarantulas, also known as sheet funnel-web spiders are a type of spider from the family Mecicobothriidae. Dwarf tarantulas are one of several families of the sub-order Mygalomorphae; this larger group also includes the true tarantulas.
Dwarf tarantulas, as the name indicates, appear like other species of tarantula, but are physically much smaller. Many specimens are smaller than 1 cm in length, and the largest in the family are seldom larger than 2 cm. The spiders, like all Mygalomorphae, have downward pointing fangs; dwarf tarantulas also have long spinnerets.
There are currently only 4 recognized genera and 9 recognized species in this family. These are:
Hexura Simon, 1884
Hexurella Gertsch & Platnick, 1979
Mecicobothrium Holmberg, 1882
Megahexura Kaston, 1972
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