Hexophthalma hahni

Hahn's Six-eyed Sand Spider
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sicariidae
Genus: Hexophthalma
Species:
H. hahni
Binomial name
Hexophthalma hahni
(Karsch, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Hexomma hahnii Karsch, 1878
  • Sicarius hahni (Karsch, 1878)
  • Sicarius testaceus Purcell, 1908
  • Hexophthalma testacea (Purcell, 1908)

Hexophthalma hahni is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae. It is endemic to deserts and other sandy places in southern Africa and is commonly known as Hahn's six-eyed sand spider.

Due to their flattened stance and laterigrade legs, they are also sometimes known as six-eyed crab spiders.