# Rhene

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***Rhene*** is a [spider](/source/Spider) [genus](/source/Genus_(biology)) of the family [Salticidae](/source/Salticidae) (jumping spiders) whose species mostly live in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

## Taxonomy

The genus was originally named *Rhanis* by [C. L. Koch](/source/Carl_Ludwig_Koch) in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, [Tamerlan Thorell](/source/Tamerlan_Thorell) provided the [replacement name](/source/Nomen_novum) *Rhene* in 1869.[2] The name *Rhene* is derived from the Greek woman's name *[Rhene](/source/Rhene_(mythology))* (Ῥήνη).[2]

*Rhene* is a part of the subtribe Dendryphantina in the [tribe](/source/Tribe_(biology)) Dendryphantini.[3][4] [Wayne Maddison](/source/Wayne_Maddison) allocated the tribe to the [subclade](/source/Subclade) Simonida in the [clade](/source/Clade_(biology)) Saltafresia in the clade [Salticoida](/source/Salticoida).[5] It is related to the genera *[Dendryphantes](/source/Dendryphantes)* and *[Macaroeris](/source/Macaroeris)*. The genus is also similar to *[Homalattus](/source/Homalattus)*.[6] In 2017, [Jerzy Prószyński](/source/Jerzy_Pr%C3%B3szy%C5%84ski) designated it a member of a group of genera named Dendryphantines after the genus *Dendryphantes*.[7] He also noted that it is similar to the genera related to *[Simaetha](/source/Simaetha)*, a group he named Simaethines, particularly in the shape of spider's body.[8] 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.[9]

### Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 69 species:[1]

- *[Rhene albigera](/source/Rhene_albigera)* ([C. L. Koch](/source/Carl_Ludwig_Koch), 1846) – India to China, [Japan](/source/Japan), [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) (Sumatra)
- *[Rhene amabilis](/source/Rhene_amabilis)* Wiśniewski & [Wesołowska](/source/Wanda_Weso%C5%82owska), 2024 – [Uganda](/source/Uganda)
- *[Rhene amanzi](/source/Rhene_amanzi)* Wesołowska & [Haddad](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richard_Haddad), 2013 – [South Africa](/source/South_Africa)
- *[Rhene atellana](/source/Rhene_atellana)* ([Thorell](/source/Tamerlan_Thorell), 1895) – [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar)
- *[Rhene atrata](/source/Rhene_atrata)* ([Karsch](/source/Ferdinand_Karsch), 1881) – [Russia](/source/Russia) (South Siberia, Far East), [China](/source/China), [Korea](/source/Korea), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), Japan
- *[Rhene banksi](/source/Rhene_banksi)* [G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham](/source/George_and_Elizabeth_Peckham), 1902 – South Africa
- *[Rhene biguttata](/source/Rhene_biguttata)* G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
- *[Rhene brevipes](/source/Rhene_brevipes)* (Thorell, 1891) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- *[Rhene bufo](/source/Rhene_bufo)* ([Doleschall](/source/Carl_Ludwig_Doleschall), 1859) – Myanmar to Indonesia (Sumatra)
- *[Rhene callida](/source/Rhene_callida)* G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 – [India](/source/India)
- *[Rhene callosa](/source/Rhene_callosa)* (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895) – India
- *[Rhene cancer](/source/Rhene_cancer)* Wesołowska & [Cumming](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meg_S._Cumming), 2008 – [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe)
- *[Rhene candida](/source/Rhene_candida)* Fox, 1937 – China
- *[Rhene capensis](/source/Rhene_capensis)* [Strand](/source/Embrik_Strand), 1909 – South Africa
- *[Rhene cooperi](/source/Rhene_cooperi)* [Lessert](/source/Roger_de_Lessert), 1925 – South Africa
- *[Rhene curta](/source/Rhene_curta)* Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia)
- *[Rhene daitarensis](/source/Rhene_daitarensis)* Prószyński, 1992 – India
- *[Rhene darjeelingiana](/source/Rhene_darjeelingiana)* Prószyński, 1992 – India
- *[Rhene deplanata](/source/Rhene_deplanata)* (Karsch, 1880) – [Philippines](/source/Philippines)
- *[Rhene digitata](/source/Rhene_digitata)* Peng & Li, 2008 – China
- *[Rhene elongata](/source/Rhene_elongata)* C. Wang, Mi & Peng, 2023 – China
- *[Rhene eximia](/source/Rhene_eximia)* Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda
- *[Rhene facilis](/source/Rhene_facilis)* Wesołowska & [Russell-Smith](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Russell-Smith), 2000 – [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), South Africa
- *[Rhene ferkensis](/source/Rhene_ferkensis)* Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast)
- *[Rhene flavicomans](/source/Rhene_flavicomans)* [Simon](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Simon), 1902 – India, [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka), [Nepal](/source/Nepal), [Bhutan](/source/Bhutan), China, [Thailand](/source/Thailand), Vietnam
- *[Rhene flavigera](/source/Rhene_flavigera)* (C. L. Koch, 1846) – [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan), India, China, [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), Vietnam to Indonesia (Sumatra) (type species)
- *[Rhene foai](/source/Rhene_foai)* Simon, 1902 – South Africa
- *[Rhene formosa](/source/Rhene_formosa)* Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – [Guinea](/source/Guinea)
- *[Rhene gbakore](/source/Rhene_gbakore)* Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea
- *[Rhene habahumpa](/source/Rhene_habahumpa)* Barrion & [Litsinger](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/James_Allen_Litsinger), 1995 – Philippines
- *[Rhene hexagon](/source/Rhene_hexagon)* Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda
- *[Rhene hinlalakea](/source/Rhene_hinlalakea)* Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
- *[Rhene hirsuta](/source/Rhene_hirsuta)* (Thorell, 1877) – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- *[Rhene histrio](/source/Rhene_histrio)* (Thorell, 1891) – India
- *[Rhene ipis](/source/Rhene_ipis)* Fox, 1937 – China
- *[Rhene jelskii](/source/Rhene_jelskii)* ([Taczanowski](/source/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Taczanowski), 1871) – [Peru](/source/Peru), [Guyana](/source/Guyana)
- *[Rhene kenyaensis](/source/Rhene_kenyaensis)* Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014 – [Kenya](/source/Kenya)
- *[Rhene khulnaensis](/source/Rhene_khulnaensis)* Biswas, 2023 – [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh)
- *[Rhene konradi](/source/Rhene_konradi)* Wesołowska, 2009 – South Africa
- *[Rhene legitima](/source/Rhene_legitima)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa
- *[Rhene lesserti](/source/Rhene_lesserti)* [Berland](/source/Lucien_Berland) & [Millot](/source/Jacques_Millot), 1941 – [Senegal](/source/Senegal)
- *[Rhene leucomelas](/source/Rhene_leucomelas)* (Thorell, 1891) – Philippines
- *[Rhene lingularis](/source/Rhene_lingularis)* Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Kenya, South Africa
- *[Rhene machadoi](/source/Rhene_machadoi)* Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea
- *[Rhene margarops](/source/Rhene_margarops)* (Thorell, 1877) – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- *[Rhene menglunensis](/source/Rhene_menglunensis)* Wang & Li, 2020 – China
- *[Rhene modesta](/source/Rhene_modesta)* [Caporiacco](/source/Ludovico_di_Caporiacco), 1941 – Ethiopia
- *[Rhene mombasa](/source/Rhene_mombasa)* Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014 – Kenya
- *[Rhene mordax](/source/Rhene_mordax)* (Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Java)
- *[Rhene mus](/source/Rhene_mus)* (Simon, 1889) – India
- *[Rhene myunghwani](/source/Rhene_myunghwani)* Kim, 1996 – Korea
- *[Rhene nigrita](/source/Rhene_nigrita)* (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Indonesia
- *[Rhene obscura](/source/Rhene_obscura)* Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – [Yemen](/source/Yemen)
- *[Rhene pallida](/source/Rhene_pallida)* (Thorell, 1895) – India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Vietnam
- *[Rhene parvula](/source/Rhene_parvula)* Caporiacco, 1939 – Ethiopia
- *[Rhene phuntsholingensis](/source/Rhene_phuntsholingensis)* Jastrzebski, 1997 – Nepal, Bhutan
- *[Rhene pinguis](/source/Rhene_pinguis)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 – South Africa
- *[Rhene plana](/source/Rhene_plana)* ([Schenkel](/source/Ehrenfried_Schenkel-Haas), 1936) – China, Korea
- *[Rhene plumata](/source/Rhene_plumata)* Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique)
- *[Rhene punctatus](/source/Rhene_punctatus)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
- *[Rhene rubrigera](/source/Rhene_rubrigera)* (Thorell, 1887) – India to Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Indonesia (Sumatra)
- *[Rhene saeva](/source/Rhene_saeva)* (Giebel, 1863) – Indonesia (Java)
- *[Rhene setipes](/source/Rhene_setipes)* Żabka, 1985 – China, Vietnam, Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
- *[Rhene sororis](/source/Rhene_sororis)* Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda
- *[Rhene sulfurea](/source/Rhene_sulfurea)* (Simon, 1886) – Senegal
- *[Rhene timidus](/source/Rhene_timidus)* Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
- *[Rhene triapophyses](/source/Rhene_triapophyses)* Peng, 1995 – China
- *[Rhene ugandensis](/source/Rhene_ugandensis)* Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda
- *[Rhene yunnanensis](/source/Rhene_yunnanensis)* (Peng & Xie, 1995) – China

## References

1. ["Gen. *Rhene* Thorell, 1869"](https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2926). World Spider Catalog. [doi:10.24436/2](https://doi.org/10.24436/2). Retrieved 2025-10-17.

1. Thorell, Tamerlan (1869). *On European Spiders, Part 1: Review of the European Genera of Spiders, Preceded by Some Observations on Zoological Nomenclature*. p. 37.

1. Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2022, p. 100.

1. Maddison 2015, p. 245.

1. Maddison 2015, p. 278.

1. Maddison 2015, pp. 246, 278.

1. Prószyński 2017, pp. 88, 92.

1. Prószyński 2017, p. 17.

1. Su et al. 2007, p. 1485.

### Bibilogrphy

- Maddison, Wayne P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". *The Journal of Arachnology*. **43** (3): 231–292. [doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292](https://doi.org/10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292). [S2CID 85680279](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:85680279)
- Prószyński, Jerzy (2017). "Pragmatic classification of the World's Salticidae (Araneae)". *Ecologica Montenegrina*. **12**: 1–133. [doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1](https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2017.12.1)
- Su, K.F.; Meier, R.; Jackson, R.R.; Harland, D.P.; Li, D. (2007). "Convergent evolution of eye ultrastructure and divergent evolution of vision-mediated predatory behaviour in jumping spiders". *Journal of Evolutionary Biology*. **20** (4): 1478–1489. [doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01335.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01335.x). [PMID 17584241](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17584241)
- Wesołowska, Wanda & Russell-Smith, Anthony (2022). "Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J.-C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae)". *European Journal of Taxonomy*. '***(841): 1–143. [Bibcode:2022EJTax.841.1943W](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022EJTax.841.1943W). [doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943](https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943)***

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