Hexophthalma

Six-eyed Sand Spiders
Hexophthalma sp. from coastal Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sicariidae
Genus: Hexophthalma
Karsch, 1879
Diversity
8 species

Hexophthalma is a southern African genus of spiders in the family Sicariidae. The English name six-eyed sand spiders is used for members of the genus, particularly Hexophthalma hahni.

Species in the genus have dermonecrotic venom, and can potentially cause serious or even life-threatening wounds.

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