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Genus: Hexura Simon, 1885 | Family: Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940

Hexura rothi Gertsch & Platnick, 1979

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000139

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Distribution: USA

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Holotype: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA m (IZC 357965) - (Gertsch & Platnick, 1979)
Paratype: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA 1f (IZC 357965) - (Gertsch & Platnick, 1979)

Taxonomic References

Hexura rothi Gertsch & Platnick, 1979: 26, f. 64-66, 68-69 (Dmf) Original description

Hexura rothi Calatayud-Mascarell, Briggs & Hamilton, 2026: 348, f. 7A-C, 8A-E (mf)

References

Calatayud-Mascarell, A., Briggs, E. J. & Hamilton, C. A. (2026). Hidden in the woods: a new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) from a highly restricted range in Idaho. ZooKeys 1290: 339-355. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1290.200898 ZooBank: 32DDF5E7-8501-44CA-8773-7C497FAE4B22 -- Show included taxa

Gertsch, W. J. & Platnick, N. I. (1979). A revision of the spider family Mecicobothriidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). American Museum Novitates 2687: 1-32. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-09-05	New taxonomic reference entry	Calatayud-Mascarell, Briggs & Hamilton, 2026