''Rhene'' is a

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of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Taxonomy

The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by

C. L. Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born ...

in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly,

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...

provided the

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''Rhene'' in 1869. The name ''Rhene'' is derived from the Greek woman's name ''

Rhene ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

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Species

, the

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accepted the following extant species: * ''

Rhene albigera ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

* ''

Rhene amanzi ''Rhene amanzi'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Rhene''. The male was first identified in 2013 and the female in 2018. It is small and dark brown, almost black, although the female is larger than the male. The species is named afte ...

'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa * ''

Rhene atellana ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar * ''

Rhene atrata ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' ( Karsch, 1881) –

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, Korea,

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* ''

Rhene banksi ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

Peckham & Peckham George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachno ...

, 1902 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

* ''

Rhene biguttata ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa * ''

Rhene brevipes ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Thorell, 1891) – Sumatra * ''

Rhene bufo ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (

Doleschall Carl Ludwig Doleschall ( hu, Doleschall Lajos; sk, Karol Ľudovít Doležal; born 15 July 1827 – died 26 February 1859) was born in Vág-Újhely, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia), as the son of the theolo ...

, 1859) –

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

to Sumatra * ''

Rhene callida ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1895 –

* ''

Rhene callosa ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1895) – India * ''

Rhene cancer ''Rhene cancer'' is a jumping spider in the genus ''Rhene'' that lives in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered b ...

'' Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe * '' Rhene candida'' Fox, 1937 – China * ''

Rhene capensis ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Strand, 1909 – South Africa * ''

Rhene cooperi ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Lessert, 1925 – South Africa * ''

Rhene curta ''Rhene curta'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Rhene'' that lives in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Eth ...

'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * '' Rhene daitarensis'' Prószyński, 1992 – India * '' Rhene darjeelingiana'' Prószyński, 1992 – India * '' Rhene deplanata'' (Karsch, 1880) – Philippines * '' Rhene digitata'' Peng & Li, 2008 – China * ''

Rhene facilis ''Rhene facilis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Rhene''. The spider, spotted in South Africa and Tanzania, is small with distinctive female and male forms. The female is light brown, with grey and red hints, and has a distinctive ...

'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 –

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

* ''

Rhene flavicomans ''Rhene flavicomans'', known as the wasp-mimic jumping spider, is a species of spider in the genus ''Rhene''. It is found in Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom o ...

'' Simon, 1902 – India,

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

* ''

Rhene flavigera ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) (

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) – China,

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to Sumatra * ''

Rhene foai ''Rhene'' is a spider genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by Carl Ludwig Koch, C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in ...

'' Simon, 1902 – South Africa * ''

Rhene formosa ''Rhene formosa'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Rhene'' that lives in the mountains of Guinea. The female was first identified in 2002 while the male remains unknown. The spider is small, with a line of white hairs on a darker br ...

'' Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 –

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

* '' Rhene habahumpa'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –

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* '' Rhene hinlalakea'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines * ''

Rhene hirsuta ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Thorell, 1877) – Sulawesi * '' Rhene histrio'' (Thorell, 1891) – India * ''

Rhene ipis ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Fox, 1937 – China * ''

Rhene jelskii ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (

Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish feminine: Taczanowska; plural: Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms and the motto: ''Plus penser que dire''. They took their name from th ...

, 1871) –

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* '' Rhene kenyaensis'' Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014 – Kenya * ''

Rhene konradi ''Rhene konradi'' is a jumping spider species in the genus ''Rhene''. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009 and lives in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost countr ...

'' Wesołowska, 2009 – South Africa * ''

Rhene legitima ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa * '' Rhene lesserti'' Berland & Millot, 1941 –

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

* ''

Rhene leucomelas ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Thorell, 1891) – Philippines * '' Rhene lingularis'' Haddad & Wesolowska, 2011 – South Africa * '' Rhene machadoi'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea * '' Rhene margarops'' (Thorell, 1877) – Sulawesi * '' Rhene menglunensis'' Wang & Li, 2020 – China * ''

Rhene modesta ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Caporiacco, 1941 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

* '' Rhene mombasa'' Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014 – Kenya * ''

Rhene mordax ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Thorell, 1890) –

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

* ''

Rhene mus ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Simon, 1889) – India * '' Rhene myunghwani'' Kim, 1996 – Korea * ''

Rhene nigrita ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

* '' Rhene obscura'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen * '' Rhene pallida'' (Thorell, 1895) – India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Vietnam * '' Rhene parvula'' Caporiacco, 1939 – Ethiopia * '' Rhene phuntsholingensis'' Jastrzebski, 1997 – Bhutan,

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* ''

Rhene pinguis ''Rhene pinguis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Rhene'' that was identified in South Africa. The male was first described in 2009 and the female in 2018. The spider is flat and hairy, its swollen look giving rise to its species ...

'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa * '' Rhene plana'' (Schenkel, 1936) – China * '' Rhene punctatus'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa * ''

Rhene rubrigera ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Thorell, 1887) – India to China, Sumatra,

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* ''

Rhene saeva ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' (Giebel, 1863) – Java * ''

Rhene setipes ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Zabka, 1985 – China, Vietnam, Ryūkyū Islands * '' Rhene sulfurea'' (Simon, 1885) – Senegal * ''

Rhene timidus ''Rhene timidus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Rhene'' that lives in South Africa. Only the female has been described, in 2013. The spider is typical of the genus, but larger than '' Rhene facilis'', with a relatively large abdo ...

'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa * ''

Rhene triapophyses ''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorel ...

'' Peng, 1995 – China * '' Rhene yunnanensis'' (Peng & Xie, 1995) – China

References

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