Bungulla hillyerae
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| Bungulla hillyerae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. hillyerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla hillyerae | |
Bungulla hillyerae 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 hillyerae honours Mia Hillyer for her contributions to molecular systematics, and for finding the holotype specimen.[1][2]