Bungulla weld
Bungulla weld 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 weld refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Bungulla weld | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. weld |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla weld | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Weld Range of Western Australia, in the western Murchison bioregion. The type locality is the Weld Range North mine lease, 64 km south-west of Meekatharra.[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 [335]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- "Species Bungulla weld 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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