Bungulla banksia

Bungulla banksia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Bungulla
Species:	B. banksia
Binomial name
Bungulla banksia Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018[1]

Bungulla banksia 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 banksia refers to the species’ preferred habitat of kwongan Banksia heathland on sandplains.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of south-west Western Australia. The type locality is on the Cooljarloo mining lease, in low Banksia woodland.[1][2]

References

1. 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 [265]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
2. "Species Bungulla banksia Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-28.