Bassaniodes robustus is a ground crab spider species found from Europe to Central Asia.[1]

Bassaniodes robustus
In Hiiumaa, Estonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Bassaniodes
Species:
B. robustus
Binomial name
Bassaniodes robustus
(Hahn, 1832)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Thomisus robustus Hahn, 1832
  • Thomisus obscurus Hahn, 1833
  • Xysticus morio C. L. Koch, 1837
  • Xysticus fuscus C. L. Koch, 1837
  • Xysticus lanio C. L. Koch, 1845
  • Xysticus fuccatus Prach, 1866
  • Thomisus brevitarsis Simon, 1870
  • Xysticus robustus (Hahn, 1832)
  • Thomisus fuscus (C. L. Koch, 1837)

It is recorded in the fauna list of Parley Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described in 1832 as Thomisus robustus. It was transferred to the genus Xysticus by Eugène Simon in 1875 and then to Bassaniodes in 2019.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Taxon details Bassaniodes robustus (Hahn, 1832)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. ^ "Parley Common (SSSI citation)" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 24 March 2013.