A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara Author Abrams, Kym M. Author Huey, Joel A. 0000-0001-7108-0552 uey@museum.wa.gov.au Author Hillyer, Mia J. mia.hillyer@curtin.edu.au Author Didham, Raphael K. 0000-0001-6685-7005 raphael.didham@uwa.edu.au Author Harvey, Mark S. 0000-0003-1482-0109 arvey@museum.wa.gov.au text Zootaxa 2020 2020-10-22 4864 1 1 75 journal article 9009 10.11646/zootaxa.4864.1.1 710afcac-f353-49bf-a397-3c71ba1508be 1175-5326 4416849 A5F51A7F-83DA-4C77-A85C-0FCF8A400CF2 Draculoides gnophicola ( Harvey, Berry, Edward and Humphreys, 2008 ) ( Figs. 1–8 , 22–23 ) http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ C8597E44-F7BC-43AA-9DA1-F2D7B9B423DF Paradraculoides gnophicola Harvey, Berry, Edward and Humphreys 2008:188–190 , figs. 43–46. Draculoides gnophicola (Harvey, Berry, Edward and Humphreys) : Abrams et al . 2019 MPE 106532: 8, fig. 2. Material examined. Holotype female. AUSTRALIA : Western Australia : Mesa G (Borehole 0159A), 22.4 km SW. of Pannawonica , 21°44’20”S , 116°08’06”E , March–April 2008, M. Greenham , D. Kamien and L. Mould ( WAM T 65763). Paratypes . AUSTRALIA : Western Australia : 1 ♀ , Mesa G (Borehole 0014A), 22.4 km SW. of Pannawonica , 21°43’57”S , 116°07’01”E , 21 December 2004 , G. Humphreys , M. Greenham ( WAM T 63312) ; 1 ♀ , Mesa G (Bore- hole 0057A), 21 December 2004 , G. Humphreys , M. Greenham ( WAM T 63316) . Other material. AUSTRALIA : Western Australia : 1 ♂ , Mesa G , 23.9 km SW. of Pannawonica , 21°43’57”S , 116°07’00”E , 21 October 2009 , troglofauna trap , J. Alexander , E. Harris (Biota Environmental Sciences, MEG- DC014AP1 T3-4 ) ( WAM T 99563) (DNA: COI ); see Abrams et al . (2019) . Diagnosis. The shape of the male flagellum of Draculoides gnophicola most closely resembles D. affinis , D. anachoretus , D. bythius , D. cochranus , D. eremius and D. kryptus , especially in the presence of a broad base. It differs from D. affinis by the position of dm4 level with dl3 (dm4 is slightly anterior to dl 3 in D. affinis ) and vm1 which is slightly posterior to vm2 (vm1 more posterior to vm 2 in D. affinis ) , from D. anachoretus and D. cochranus by the posterior position of dm4 (anterior in D. anachoretus and D. cochranus ) , level with dl3; from D. bythius in the close proximity of dl1 and vl1 (far apart in D. bythius ); from D. kryptus by the sub-distal position of vl2 (on distal margin in D. kryptus ), and from D. eremius by the raised antero-dorsal region of the flagellum, which is flat in D. eremius . Females of this species differ from all others in the position of flagellar seta dm4, which is much closer to dl1 than any other Draculoides . Draculoides gnophicola can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at COI and 12S by the 50bp mini-barcodes shown in Figures 3 and 5 . Draculoides gnophicola can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at ITS2 ( Fig. 7 ) except for D. anachoretus , D. bythius , D. eremius , D. kryptus , D. mckechnieorum , D. warramboo , D. immortalis , D. belalugosii , D. christopherleei , D. piscivultus and D. akashae , which are not distinguishable using the ITS2 mini-barcode. Description. Adult male (WAM T99563) Colour . Yellow-brown; propeltidium and pedipalps somewhat darker. Cephalothorax . Propeltidium with 2+1 apical setae in a triangular formation on anterior process and 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 setae; eye spots absent. Mesopeltidia separated. Metapeltidium divided. Anterior sternum with 14 setae (including 2 sternapophysial setae); posterior sternum triangular with 6 setae. FIGURE 22. Draculoides gnophicola male (WAM T99563): A. Body, dorsal; B. Body, ventral; C. Body, lateral; D. Flagellum, dorsal; E. Flagellum, ventral; F. Flagellum, lateral. The scale bar shown in image A is 2 mm and also applies to B and C and the scale bar shown in image D is 200 µm and also applies to E and F. Chelicera . Fixed finger with 2 large teeth plus 5 smaller teeth between these including 1 tiny lateral tooth on proximal tooth; membranous area between fixed and movable fingers with 3 large, lanceolate, terminally pilose setae (G1);. G2 composed of 7 setae; G3 composed of 3 setae; internal face of chelicera with 3 short whip-like setae (G4); brush at base of fixed finger composed of 8 setae (G5A), each densely pilose in distal half and G5B composed of 11 setae; G6 and G7 composed of one seta. Movable finger serrula composed of ~18 long lamellae, blunt guard tooth present subdistally; 1 large accessory tooth present. Pedipalp . Without apophyses; trochanter with sharply produced ventro-distal extension, ventral margin with ca. 8 stout setae, without mesal spur; tarsus and tibia without spines; tarsal spur present; claw 0.33 × length of tarsus. Legs. Tarsus I with 6 segments; baso-dorsal margin of femur IV produced at about a 90° angle. Abdomen . Chaetotaxy of tergite I: 2 macrosetae + 4 microsetae (microsetae diagonal), tergite II: 3 macrosetae + 6 microsetae (microsetae in column), tergites III–IX: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2; segment XII with small dorsal process ( only). Flagellum . Male: Dorsoventrally compressed ( Figs. 22 D–F, 23A–C); 1.9 × longer than broad; seta dm1 situated dorso-medially, closer to anterior margin; seta dm4 close to posterior margin, level with dl3; dl1posterior to vl1; dl3 on posterior margin; vm2 situated slightly anterior to vm1; vm5 situated midway between vl2 and vm3; left vm3 slightly posterior to right vm3; one pair of microsetae dorsally, slightly posterior to dm1, six pairs of microsetae between vl1 and dl3. Dimensions (mm) . Male (WAM T99563): Body length 3.17. Propeltidium 1.15/0.62. Chelicera 0.73. Flagellum 0.37/0.19. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.50, femur 0.48, patella 0.60, tibia 0.58, tarsus 0.29, claw 0.10. Remarks. Harvey et al . (2008) named this species from several females and juveniles collected from Mesa G ( Fig. 1B ). Additional specimens, including a male that is described here, have since been collected from the same mesa.