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Genus: Rhene Thorell, 1869 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Rhene wandae Wang & Li, 2021

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053496

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Described:

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Distribution: China, Vietnam

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Holotype: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China m (Ar42627) - (Wang & Li, 2021)
Paratype: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China 1m (Ar42628) - (Wang & Li, 2021)
Holotype: Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester (MMUE/MMUM), Manchester, United Kingdom m (G7573.30) of Rhenefictus tropicus - (Logunov, 2021e)

Taxonomic References

Rhene wandae Wang & Li, 2021: 149, f. 16A-C, 17A-D (Dm) Original description

Rhenefictus tropicus Logunov, 2021e: 1044, f. 120-126 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053538]

Rhenefictus wandae Caleb et al., 2022a: 403 (T from Rhene, S of Rhenefictus tropicus)

Rhene wandae Wang et al., 2026: 386, f. 9A-G (Df, m habitus, T from Rhenefictus)

References

Caleb, J. T. D., Sanap, R. V., Tripathi, R., Sampathkumar, M., Dharmara, J. & Packiam, S. M. (2022a). Taxonomic notes on some South and Southeast Asian members of the genus Rhene Thorell, 1869 (Aranei, Salticidae, Dendryphantini). Zootaxa 5125(4): 389-407. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5125.4.3 -- Show included taxa

Logunov, D. V. (2021e). Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam. Arachnology 18(9): 1021-1055. doi: 10.13156/arac.2021.18.9.1021 -- Show included taxa

Wang, C., Chen, H., Mi, X. & Li, S. (2026). Taxonomic notes on Rhene Thorell 1869 and Rhenefictus Logunov, 2021 (Araneae: Salticidae), with a new synonym and descriptions of six species from China. Zootaxa 5881(3): 371-392. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5881.3.4 ZooBank: EA811632-95A7-4E69-8620-DA326FE14C47 -- Show included taxa

Wang, C. & Li, S. Q. (2021). On ten species of jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Salticidae). ZooKeys 1062: 123-155. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1062.72531 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-09-28	First description of female	Wang et al., 2026
2026-09-28	New taxonomic reference entry	Wang et al., 2026
2026-09-28	Species updated	Wang et al., 2026	Old value
2026-09-28	Species transferred to new genus	Wang et al., 2026		Species transferred from Rhenefictus Logunov, 2021 to Rhene Thorell, 1869
2022-04-13	Species synonymy	Caleb et al., 2022a		Rhenefictus tropicus synonymized with Rhenefictus wandae
2022-04-13	Species distribution update	Caleb et al., 2022a	Old value
2022-04-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Caleb et al., 2022a
2022-04-13	Species transferred to new genus	Caleb et al., 2022a		Species transferred from Rhene to Rhenefictus
2021-10-15	New taxonomic reference entry	Wang & Li, 2021
2021-10-15	New species inserted	Wang & Li, 2021