Cryptoforis hughesae

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Cryptoforis hughesae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cryptoforis
Species:
C. hughesae
Binomial name
Cryptoforis hughesae

Cryptoforis hughesae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, Michael Rix and Robert Raven. The specific epithet hughesae honours evolutionary biologist Jane Hughes.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland throughout the open eucalypt forests of the Brisbane valley. The type locality is Toohey Forest, near Moorooka, a southern suburb of Brisbane.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Raven, RJ; Schmidt, DJ; Hughes, JM; Rix, MG (2020). "Total-evidence analysis of an undescribed fauna: resolving the evolution and classification of Australia′s golden trapdoor spiders (Idiopidae: Arbanitinae: Euoplini)". Cladistics 2020. 36 (6): 543–568 [559]. doi:10.1111/cla.12415. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ^ a b "Species Cryptoforis hughesae Wilson, Rix & Raven, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-25.