Rhene
Rhene is a spider genus of the family Salticidae whose species mostly live in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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 Thorell provided the replacement name Rhene in 1869. The name Rhene is derived from the Greek woman's name Rhene.
Rhene is a part of the subtribe Dendryphantina in the tribe Dendryphantini. Wayne Maddison allocated the tribe to the subclade Simonida in the clade Saltafresia in the clade Salticoida. It is related to the genera Dendryphantes and Macaroeris. The genus is also similar to Homalattus. In 2017, Jerzy Prószyński designated it a member of a group of genera named Dendryphantines after the genus Dendryphantes. He also noted that it is similar to the genera related to Simaetha, a group he named Simaethines, particularly in the shape of spider's body. The genus is known for its good eyesight and its high level of spatial awareness, which is likely to show that it is recent in evolutionary terms.
Species
, this genus includes 69 species:Rhene albigera – India to China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Rhene amabilis Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaRhene amanzi Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South AfricaRhene atellana – MyanmarRhene atrata – Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan, JapanRhene banksi G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902 – South AfricaRhene biguttata G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South AfricaRhene brevipes – Indonesia Rhene bufo – Myanmar to Indonesia Rhene callida G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 – IndiaRhene callosa – IndiaRhene cancer Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – ZimbabweRhene candida Fox, 1937 – ChinaRhene capensis Strand, 1909 – South AfricaRhene cooperi Lessert, 1925 – South AfricaRhene curta Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaRhene daitarensis Prószyński, 1992 – IndiaRhene darjeelingiana Prószyński, 1992 – IndiaRhene deplanata – PhilippinesRhene digitata Peng & Li, 2008 – ChinaRhene elongata C. Wang, Mi & Peng, 2023 – ChinaRhene eximia Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaRhene facilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania, South AfricaRhene ferkensis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory CoastRhene flavicomans Simon, 1902 – India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Thailand, VietnamRhene flavigera – Pakistan, India, China, Malaysia, Vietnam to Indonesia Rhene foai Simon, 1902 – South AfricaRhene formosa Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – GuineaRhene gbakore Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – GuineaRhene habahumpa Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesRhene hexagon Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaRhene hinlalakea Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesRhene hirsuta – Indonesia Rhene histrio – IndiaRhene ipis Fox, 1937 – ChinaRhene jelskii – Peru, GuyanaRhene kenyaensis Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014 – KenyaRhene khulnaensis Biswas, 2023 – BangladeshRhene konradi Wesołowska, 2009 – South AfricaRhene legitima Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South AfricaRhene lesserti Berland & Millot, 1941 – SenegalRhene leucomelas – PhilippinesRhene lingularis Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Kenya, South AfricaRhene machadoi Berland & Millot, 1941 – GuineaRhene margarops – Indonesia Rhene menglunensis Wang & Li, 2020 – ChinaRhene modesta Caporiacco, 1941 – EthiopiaRhene mombasa Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014 – KenyaRhene mordax – Indonesia Rhene mus – IndiaRhene myunghwani Kim, 1996 – KoreaRhene nigrita – IndonesiaRhene obscura Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenRhene pallida – India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, VietnamRhene parvula Caporiacco, 1939 – EthiopiaRhene phuntsholingensis Jastrzebski, 1997 – Nepal, BhutanRhene pinguis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South AfricaRhene plana – China, KoreaRhene plumata Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – MozambiqueRhene punctatus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South AfricaRhene rubrigera – India to Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Indonesia Rhene saeva – Indonesia Rhene setipes Żabka, 1985 – China, Vietnam, Japan Rhene sororis Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaRhene sulfurea – SenegalRhene timidus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South AfricaRhene triapophyses Peng, 1995 – ChinaRhene ugandensis Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaRhene yunnanensis – China