Sason robustum
| Sason robustum | |
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| Adult and its nest | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Sason |
| Species: | S. robustum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sason robustum (O. P-Cambridge, 1883) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sarpedon robustum | |
Sason robustum is a species of barychelid trapdoor spiders. It is only found in southern India, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.
Males are about 9 millimeters long, females almost eleven millimeters.[1]
Distinguishing features
Sason robustum is characterized by absence of teeth on the claws; cuspules present on maxillae and labium; rastellum absent; apex of the first tibia with a single stout prolateral spine, palpal bulb spherical and embolus tapering.[2]
References
- ↑ Raven, R. (1986). A revision of the spider genus Sason Simon (Sasoninae, Barychelidae, Mygalomorphae) and its historical biogeography. The Journal of Arachnology 14:47-70. PDF
- ↑ Jose, K. S. & Sebastian, P. A. (2008). Description of two mygalomorph spiders from south India (Araneae: Barychelidae, Theraphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 15: 29-34
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