Biology:Sason robustum
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Short description: Species of spider
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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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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 mm long, females almost 11 mm.[2]
Distinguishing features
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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Taxon details Sason robustum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/5751. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ 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. http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v14_n1/JoA_v14_p47.pdf. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ 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. http://www.european-arachnology.org/wdp/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/29-34_Jose.pdf. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ Simon, E. (1887). "Observation sur divers arachnides: synonymies et descriptions" (in French). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 7: 195.
Wikidata ☰ Q645726 entry
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