Draculoides bythius

Draculoides bythius is a species of schizomid arachnids (commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey, Oliver Berry, Karen Edward and Garth Humphreys. The specific epithet bythius, from Greek bythios (‘of the deep’), refers to the species’ subterranean habitat.[1][2]

Draculoides bythius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Draculoides
Species:
D. bythius
Binomial name
Draculoides bythius
(Harvey, Berry, Edward & Humphreys, 2008)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paradraculoides bythius Harvey, Berry, Edward & Humphreys, 2008

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Western Australia where there is underground water. The type locality is a borehole at Mesa B, some 40 km west of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica and 1,400 km north of Perth.[1][2]

References

  1. Harvey, MS; Berry, O; Edward, KL; Humphreys, G (2008). "Molecular and morphological systematics of hypogean schizomids (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) in semiarid Australia" (PDF). Invertebrate Systematics. 22: 167–194 [187]. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. "Species Draculoides bythius (Harvey, Berry, Edward & Humphreys, 2008)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-09-21.


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