Bungulla gibba

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

Bungulla gibba 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 gibba comes from the Latin for “humped“ or “protuberant“, with reference to the morphology of the fovea.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest bioregions. The type locality is Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve.[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 [294]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
2. "Species Bungulla gibba Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-03.