Bungulla mckenziei 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 mckenziei honours Norm McKenzie for his contributions to the Southern Carnarvon Basin Survey and to the study of Australian biodiversity.[1][2]
| Bungulla mckenziei | |
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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. mckenziei
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla mckenziei | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Western Australia in the southern Carnarvon, Yalgoo and northern Geraldton Sandplains bioregions, its range extending from the Peron Peninsula southwards to Zuytdorp. The type locality is Zuytdorp.[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 [316]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla mckenziei Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.