A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara Abrams, Kym M. Huey, Joel A. Hillyer, Mia J. Didham, Raphael K. Harvey, Mark S. Zootaxa 2020 2020-10-22 4864 1 1 75 Abrams and Harvey Abrams and Harvey 2020 [151,740,798,825] Arachnida Hubbardiidae Draculoides Animalia Schizomida 60 61 Arthropoda species noctigrassator sp. nov.  ( Figs. 1–8, 34–35) Zoobank Code: http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ FF4FEC13-E55A-4653-AC55-FE453AE90BAB   ParadraculoidesSCH102: Abrams et al. 2019MPE 106532: 8, fig. 2.   Material examined.   Holotypemale. AUSTRALIA:  Western Australia: 1 ♂, Dragon, ca. 44 kmSSE. of Pannawon- ica, 22°00’49.4”S, 116°33’21.1”E,  430 m,  07 October 2012, J.W. Quartermaine, G.B. Pearson( WAM T142871) (DNA:12S, 18S, 28S, ITS2).    Paratypes. AUSTRALIA:  Western Australia: 1 ♂, Dragon, ca. 45 kmS. of Pannawonica, 22°00’48.8”S, 116°33’52.4”E, 06 October, scrape, 75 metres, G.B. Pearson, J.W. Quartermaine( WAM T129673) (DNA: ITS2);  1 ♂, Dragon, ca. 44 kmSSE. of Pannawonica, 22°00’45”S, 116°33’31.5”E,  19 July 2012, troglofauna scrape, -  71m, S. R.  Bennett, S.G. Pearson ( WAM T142893) (DNA: 12S, 18S, 28S, ITS2).  Other material.  AUSTRALIA:  Western Australia: 1 juvenile, Dragon, ca. 44 kmSSE. of Pannawonica, 22°00’45.0”S, 116°33’31.5”E,  19 July 2012, S. R.  Bennett, G.B. Pearson ( WAM T144530);  1 juvenile, Dragon, ca. 44 kmSSE. of Pannawonica, 22°00’49.4”S, 116°33’21.1”E,  430 m,  7 October 2012, J.W. Quartermaine, G.B. Pearson( WAM T144531).   Diagnosis.The shape of the male flagellum of  Draculoides noctigrassatormost closely resembles  D. affinis,  D. anachoretus,  D. bythius,  D. cochranus,  D. eremius, D. gnophicolaand  D. kryptus, especially in the presence of a broad base. It differs from  D. affinis,  D. anachoretus D. bythius, D. cochranus, D. gnophicolaand  D. kryptusby the shape of the dorsal margin of the male flagellum, which is quite straight in  D. noctigrassatorand more curved and posteriorly tapering in the aforementioned species. It differs from  D. eremiusby the position of dm4, which is anterior to dl 3 in  D. noctigrassatorand level with dl 3 in  D. eremius.Females are unknown.  Draculoides noctigrassatorcan be diagnosed from all other  Draculoidesspecies that were sequenced at COI, 12S and ITS2 by the 50bp mini-barcodes shown in Figures 3, 5, and 7.   Description (adults). Colour. Yellow-brown; propeltidium and pedipalps somewhat darker.  Cephalothorax. Propeltidium with 2 apical setae on anterior process and 2 + 2 + 2 setae; eye spots absent. Mesopeltidia separated. Metapeltidium divided. Anterior sternum with 12-13, setae (including 2 sternapophysial setae); posterior sternum triangular with 6 setae.  Chelicera. Fixed finger with 2 large teeth plus 6 smaller teeth between these; membranous area between fixed and movable fingers with 3 large, lanceolate, terminally pilose setae (G1); G2 composed of 6 setae; G3 composed of 5 setae; internal face of chelicera with 4 short whip-like setae (G4); brush at base of fixed finger composed of 7 setae (G5A), each densely pilose in distal half and G5B composed of 9 setae; G6 with one seta; G7 composed of 4 setae. Movable finger serrula composed of 17 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; 0.50 × 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 very small dorsal process ( ♂only).   FIGURE 34.  Draculoides noctigrassator  sp. nov., holotype male (WAM T142871): 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 1 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.  Flagellum. Male: Dorsoventrally compressed ( Figs. 34D–F, 35A–C); 1.9 × longer than broad; seta dm1 situated dorso-medially, closer to anterior margin; seta dm4 set back from posterior margin, anterior to dl3; dl1slightly posterior to vl1; dl3 close to posterior margin; vm2 situated slightly anterior to vm1; vm5 situated in line with vl1; left vm3 slightly anterior to right vm3; four pairs of microsetae between vl1 and dl3. Female: unknown.  Dimensions (mm). Holotypemale (WAM T142871): Body length 3.46. Propeltidium 1.15/0.62. Chelicera 0.73. Flagellum 0.37/0.19. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.54, femur 0.54, patella 0.46, tibia 0.42, tarsus 0.23, claw 0.13.  Variation. Body length (males) 3.06–4.04 (n = 3). Propeltidium setae: single seta following 2 on apical process and one extra pair of setae. Tergite II chaetotaxy: 2 setae instead of 3 as in holotype. Anterior sternum number of setae 12-13, including sternapophysial setae (n=3). Position of vm 5 inrelation to vl1 varies, sometimes closer to vl1, sometimes vm5 is closer to vl2.  Other names.WAM SCH102 ( Abrams et al., 2019), Bennelongia sp. B37.   Remarks.  Draculoides noctigrassatoris known from several locations within the ‘Dragon’ deposit within the Bungaroo South (Buckland project) area of Western Australia( Fig. 1E).   Etymology.The specific epithet is a verb referring to the occurrence of this species in permanently dark habitats (Latin, noctis, night; grassatus, go about, loiter). 3013449377 2012-10-07 WAM J. W. Quartermaine & G. B. Pearson Australia 430 -22.013721 Dragon 1 116.55586 60 61 T142871, ITS2 1 1 Western Australia holotype 3013449446 WAM Australia -22.013556 Pannawonica 1 116.56456 Dragon 60 61 T129673, ITS2 1 1 Western Australia paratype 3013449392 2012-07-19 R Australia 71 -22.0125 15 116.558754 60 61 1 1 Western Australia paratype 3013449371 [206,987,1219,1245] WAM Bennett, S. G Australia 60 61 T142893, ITS2 1 Western Australia paratype 3013449379 2012-07-19 R Australia -22.0125 Pannawonica 1 116.558754 Dragon 60 61 1 1 Western Australia 3013449349 [733,1200,1290,1317] WAM Bennett, G. B Australia 60 61 T144530 1 Western Australia 3013449401 2012-10-07 WAM J. W. Quartermaine & G. B. Pearson Australia 430 -22.013721 Pannawonica 1 116.55586 Dragon 60 61 T144531 1 1 Western Australia