Bungulla parva
Bungulla parva 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 parva comes from the Latin for “little”, with reference to the relatively small size of the spiders.[1][2]
| Bungulla parva | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. parva |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla parva | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the northern Jarrah Forest bioregion. The type locality is Mount Cooke, on the Darling Scarp, near Jarrahdale.[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 [324]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- "Species Bungulla parva 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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