''Bengalla'' is a
monotypic genus of
Australia
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wandering spiders containing the single species, ''Bengalla bertmaini''. It was first described by Michael R. Gray & J. A. Thompson in 2001,
and has only been found in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
It was originally assigned to the superfamily "Lycosoidea", but not to any actual family.
In 2003, it was tentatively moved to the
Ctenidae because of its apparent relationship to ''
Janusia
''Janusia'' is a monotypic genus of Australian wandering spiders containing the single species, ''Janusia muiri''. It was first described by Michael R. Gray in 1973, and has only been found in Australia. Originally placed with the Miturgidae
M ...
'', another Australian monotypic genus of wandering spiders.
References
Ctenidae
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
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