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Bungulla iota

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Bungulla iota
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. iota
Binomial name
Bungulla iota

Bungulla iota 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 iota comes from the Greek for “anything very small”, with reference to the relatively small size of the spiders.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Western Australia in the southern Carnarvon bioregion. The type locality is Woodleigh Station.[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 [303]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla iota Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.