Cryptoforis hickmani is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, Robert Raven and Michael Rix. The specific epithet hickmani honours arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman (1894–1984) for his contributions to arachnology and for describing many Tasmanian spider species.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoforis |
| Species: | C. hickmani
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| Cryptoforis hickmani | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in north-eastern Tasmania in the Ben Lomond and Furneaux bioregions. The habitat is mainly open eucalypt forest, interspersed with regions of tall open eucalypt (wet sclerophyll) forest. The type locality is Spurrs Rivulet, near Mother Logans Creek.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Schmidt, DJ; Hughes, JM; Raven, RJ (2021). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Cryptoforis (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Euoplini): documenting an enigmatic lineage from the eastern Australian mesic zone". Journal of Arachnology. 49: 28–90 [60]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-18-100.
- ^ a b "Species Cryptoforis hickmani Wilson, Raven & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-28.