Cryptoforis fallax

Cryptoforis fallax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Cryptoforis
Species:	C. fallax
Binomial name
Cryptoforis fallax Wilson, Raven, & Rix, 2021[1]

Cryptoforis fallax 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 fallax (Latin for 'deceitful' or 'false') refers to the species’ convergently deceptive similarity, in both female morphology and burrow entrance structure, to some species of Euoplos.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales in habitat dominated by tall open eucalypt forest, with patches of riparian rainforest and vine-scrub. The type locality is Sherwood Creek Road in the Conglomerate State Forest, in the Northern Rivers region.[1][2]

References

1. 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 [54]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-18-100.
2. "Species Cryptoforis fallax Wilson, Raven & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-28.