Sason robustum

Sason robustum
Sason robustum
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)
Synonyms

Sarpedon robustum
Oecophlaeus cinctipes
Sason robustus
Sason cinctipes
Sason armatoris

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]

References

  1. ^ 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