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]
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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. hughesae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoforis hughesae | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe 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- ^ 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. 36 (6): 543–568 [559]. doi:10.1111/cla.12415. PMID 34618949.
- ^ 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.