Draculoides piscivultus

Draculoides piscivultus is a species of schizomid arachnids (commonly known as sprickets or short-tailed whip-scorpions)[2] in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Australian arachnologists Kym Abrams and Mark Harvey.[1][3]

Draculoides piscivultus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Draculoides
Species:
D. piscivultus
Binomial name
Draculoides piscivultus

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the arid Pilbara region of North West Western Australia. The type locality is about 23.5 km east-south-east of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica and some 1,400 km north of Perth.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Abrams, KM; Harvey, MS; Hillyer, MJ; Didham, RK; Harvey, MS (2020). "A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara". Zootaxa. 4864 (1): 1–75 [65]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4864.1.1. PMID 33311416.
  2. ^ "Researchers count 13 new species of fanged arachnids in the Pilbara". Western Australian Museum. WAM. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ a b "Species Draculoides piscivultus Abrams & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.