Xysticus bifasciatus

Xysticus bifasciatus bifasciatus is a large and robust spider and of the twelve British species in the genus it is equalled in size only by Xysticus luctator and Xysticus robustus. It is found in low vegetation, under stones on chalk grassland and sometimes on warm grassy heaths. Adults of both sexes are found in spring and early summer, females occasionally persisting into the autumn.