Sason hirsutum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | Sason |
Species: | S. hirsutum
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Binomial name | |
Sason hirsutum Schwendinger, 2003[1]
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Sason hirsutum is a species of spiders in the family Barychelidae, found in Indonesia.[1][2]
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]
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]
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]