Cryptoforis xenophila

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

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]

Distribution and habitat

The 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

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 [83]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-18-100.
2. "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.