Sason hirsutum
| Sason hirsutum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Sason |
| Species: | S. hirsutum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sason hirsutum Schwendinger, 2003[1] | |
Sason hirsutum is a species of spider in the family Barychelidae, found in Indonesia.[1][2]
Description
Only the male has been described. Its body is about 9 mm long in total. The upper (dorsal) surface is generally light reddish brown; the lower (ventral) surface is lighter. The abdomen has a darker pattern on both surfaces. The ventral surface of the tarsus and part of the metatarsus of each leg is white. The legs are densely covered with relatively long hairs.[2]
Taxonomy
Sason hirsutum was first described by Peter J. Schwendinger in 2003.[1] The species name, hirsutum, meaning "hairy", refers to the long dense hair on the legs. The male is similar to S. andamanicum, but can be distinguished by a number of features, including the short, stout cuspules on the labium and maxillae, and the thinner, straight embolus of the palpal bulb.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is only known from one of the Lingga Islands off the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The males were found in tropical rainforest alongside a stream, in nests on the trunks of trees.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Taxon details Sason hirsutum Schwendinger, 2003", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-03-08
- 1 2 3 4 Schwendinger, P.J. (2003), "Two new species of the arboreal trapdoor spider genus Sason (Araneae: Barychelidae) from Southeast Asia" (PDF), The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 51 (2): 197–207, retrieved 2016-03-08