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]

Cryptoforis hickmani
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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
Binomial name
Cryptoforis hickmani
Wilson, Raven, & Rix, 2021[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.