Bungulla oraria
Bungulla oraria 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 oraria comes from the Latin for “coastal”, with reference to the type locality.[1][2]
| Bungulla oraria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. oraria |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla oraria | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the southern Jarrah Forest bioregion. The type locality is Torndirrup National Park, on the Torndirrup Peninsula, some 10 km south of Albany.[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 [321]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- "Species Bungulla oraria Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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