Sason robustum is a species of barychelid trapdoor spiders. It is only found in southern India, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Sason |
| Species: | S. robustum
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| Sason robustum (O. P-Cambridge, 1883)[1]
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Males are about 9 mm long, females almost 11 mm.[2]
Distinguishing features edit
Sason robustum is characterized by absence of teeth on the claws; cuspules present on maxillae and labium; rastellum absent; the apex of the first tibia with a single stout prolateral spine; and the palpal bulb spherical with a tapering embolus.[3]
Taxonomy edit
Sason robustum was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1883.[1] He placed it in a new genus Sarpedon. However this name had already been used for a beetle, so in 1887, Eugène Simon put forward the replacement genus name, Sason.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Taxon details Sason robustum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ Raven, R. (1986). "A revision of the spider genus Sason Simon (Sasoninae, Barychelidae, Mygalomorphae) and its historical biogeography" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 14: 47–70. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ Jose, K.S. & Sebastian, P.A. (2008). "Description of two mygalomorph spiders from south India (Araneae: Barychelidae, Theraphosidae)" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 15: 29–34. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ Simon, E. (1887). "Observation sur divers arachnides: synonymies et descriptions". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (in French). 7: 195.