Bassaniodes robustus is a ground crab spider species found from Europe to Central Asia. It is recorded in the fauna list of Parley Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England. Taxonomy 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. References Thomisidae Spiders of Europe Spiders of Russia Spiders of Asia Spiders described in 1832