Hexophthalma hahni

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Hexophthalma hahni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Hexomma hahnii Karsch, 1878 Sicarius hahni (Karsch, 1878) Sicarius testaceus Purcell, 1908 Hexophthalma testacea (Purcell, 1908)

Hexophthalma hahni (synonyms Sicarius hahni and Sicarius testaceus), known along with other members of the genus as the six-eyed sand spider, is a member of the family Sicariidae, found in deserts and other sandy places in southern Africa. Due to their flattened stance and laterigrade legs, they are also sometimes known as six-eyed crab spiders. Its specific name honours Carl Wilhelm Hahn.