 White noted that "Mygale hexops" had only six eyes, rather than eight, which is typical for "Porrhothele antipodiana".It is not known if this is a mistake or not.In the same year, "Mygale quoyi" was described by Hippolyte Lucas, named after the collector of the specimen used for description.In 1871 "Mygale" (Ctenzia) "hexops" was moved to the "Hexops" genus and subsequently named “"Hexops whitei"” by Anton Ausserer.