Draculoides eremius (Abrams and Harvey, 2015)

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Paradraculoides eremius Abrams and Harvey 2015: 133–136, figs. 1–4.

Draculoides eremius (Abrams and Harvey): Abrams et al. 2019 MPE 106532: 8, fig. 2.

Material examined. Holotype male. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Bungaroo, 35.4 km SE. of Pannawonica, 21°56’37”S, 116°26’26”E, 15 April 2011, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander, S. Werner (WAM T114968).

Paratypes. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 1 ♀, Bungaroo, 34.8 km SE. of Pannawonica, 2156’07”S, 11626’54”E, 15 April 2011, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander, and S. Werner (WAM T114972) ; 1 ♂, Bungaroo, 35.3 km SE. of Pannawonica, 21°56’37”S, 116°26’39”E, 15 April 2011, troglofauna trap, J. Alexander, S. Werner (WAM T114969) .

Other material. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: See Abrams and Harvey (2015).

Diagnosis. The shape of the male flagellum of Draculoides eremius most closely resembles D. affinis and D. gnophicola, particularly in the distally rounded end of the flagellum, which is tapering in most other similar described Draculoides species ( D. anachoretus, D. cochranus, D. kryptus, D. mckechnieorum, D. noctigrassator and D. warramboo). Draculoides eremius differs from D. bythius and D. gnophicola in the distal placement of dm4 on the margin of the flagellum (dm4 is sub-distal and anterior to dl 3 in D. affinis and slightly sub-distal in and D. gnophicola). Females of this species differ from all other females by the rectangular-shaped backward folding genital gonopod. Draculoides eremius can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at COI by the 50bp mini-barcode shown in Figure 3. Draculoides eremius can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at 12S (Fig. 5) except for D. piscivultus . Draculoides eremius can be diagnosed from all other Draculoides species that were sequenced at ITS2 (Fig. 7) except for D. anachoretus, D. bythius, D. gnophicola, 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. See Abrams and Harvey (2015).

Remarks. Draculoides eremius has only been found in the Bungaroo valley, situated south-east of Pannawonica in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Fig. 1E).