Bungulla keigheryi 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 keigheryi honours Greg Keighery for his support of the Southern Carnarvon Basin Survey and the study of Australian biodiversity.[1][2]
| Bungulla keigheryi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. keigheryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla keigheryi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Western Australia in the far eastern Carnarvon bioregion. The type locality is Bidgemia Station, just south of the Gascoyne River.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ 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 [308]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla keigheryi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.