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]
| Bungulla yeni | |
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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. yeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla yeni | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe 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
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 [341]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ 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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