''Onofre'' is a
genus of
Brazilian
jumping spiders
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...
that was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz &
Antônio Domingos Brescovit
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
in 2007.
it contains only three species, found in the
Amazon basin
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of
Brazil: ''
O. carnifex'', ''
O. necator'', and ''
O. sibilans''.
They are related to members of ''
Chira'', and the three species were described from the states of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
and
Pará. The generic name is a common man's name in Brazil.
References
Salticidae genera
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Salticidae
Spiders of Brazil
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