Sason (spider)

Sason
Sason robustum, adult and its nest
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Sason
Simon, 1887
Type species
Sarpedon robustum
Species

9, see text

Synonyms
  • Chrysopelma Roewer, 1963

Sason is a genus of bark-dwelling brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. It is distributed from the Seychelles through India to northern Australia. The closest related genus seems to be the monotypic Paracenobiopelma.