Bungulla ferraria 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 ferraria comes from the Latin for “pertaining to iron”, with reference to the type locality.[1][2]

Bungulla ferraria
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. ferraria
Binomial name
Bungulla ferraria

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Mid West region of Western Australia in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions. The type locality is Mount Gibson iron ore mine.[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 [287]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla ferraria Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-31.