Draculoides gnophicola

Draculoides gnophicola 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 gnophicola, from Greek gnophos (‘darkness’) and -cola (‘-dweller’), refers to the species’ subterranean habitat.

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 G, some 22 km south-west of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica and 1,400 km north of Perth.