Bungulla yeni

Bungulla yeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Bungulla
Species:
B. yeni
Binomial name
Bungulla yeni

Bungulla yeni 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 yeni honours AlanYen (1950–2017) for his contributions to systematics and invertebrate conservation in Australia.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Western Australia in the central Murchison bioregion. The type locality is Albion Downs Station, 84 km north-north-west of Leinster.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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 [341]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla yeni Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-09.


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