Draculoides affinis

Draculoides affinis is a species of schizomid arachnids in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Volker Framenau, Zoë Hamilton, Terrie Finston, Garth Humphreys, Kym Abrams, Joel Huey and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet affinis is Latin for ‘related to’ or ‘neighbouring’, with reference to its similarity to other species in the genus.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the arid Pilbara region of North West Western Australia. The type locality is Cane and Upper Cane River, about 60 km south of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica and some 1,400 km north of Perth.