Cryptoforis xenophila 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 xenophila (‘stranger-lover’) alludes to the presence of the species in and around the city of Launceston.[1][2]
| Cryptoforis xenophila | |
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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. xenophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoforis xenophila | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in north-eastern Tasmania, in the Northern Midlands region, in open eucalypt forest and tall open eucalypt (wet sclerophyll) forest habitats. The type locality is Launceston.[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 [83]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-18-100.
- ^ a b "Species Cryptoforis xenophila Wilson, Raven & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-29.