Bungulla burbidgei

Bungulla burbidgei 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 burbidgei honours Allan Burbidge for his contributions to the Southern Carnarvon Basin Survey and to the study of Australian biodiversity.^[1][2]

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

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Mid West region of Western Australia, in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion. The type locality is Zuytdorp, between Shark Bay and Kalbarri National Park.^[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 [280]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
2. "Species Bungulla burbidgei Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-31.