Bungulla dipsodes 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 dipsodes comes from the Greek for "thirsty", with reference to the arid landscape of the spiders’ range.[1][2]

Bungulla dipsodes
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. dipsodes
Binomial name
Bungulla dipsodes

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Murchison region of Western Australia, north of the Robinson Ranges in the southern Gascoyne bioregion. The type locality is Meekatharra.[1][2]

References

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  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 [280]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla dipsodes Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-31.