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Rhene
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Summary

Rhene is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Arachnida
order: Araneae
family: Salticidae

Species

Rhene flavicomans

Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider

Rhene flavicomans

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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 (Ῥήνη).