Bungulla bringo
Bungulla bringo is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet bringo refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Bungulla bringo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. bringo |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla bringo | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Mid West region of Western Australia, in the Geraldton Sandplains and Avon Wheatbelt bioregions. The type locality is a gully with York Gum woodland, 1 km south-east of Bringo railway cutting, 20 km east of Geraldton.[1][2]
References
- Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [277]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- "Species Bungulla bringo Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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