World Spider Catalog

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

Rhene nigrigera Herath & Benjamin, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067221

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Described:

Distribution: Sri Lanka

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka m (SAL_1588) - (Herath & Benjamin, 2026)
Paratype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka 2m 3f (SAL 320, 354, 1027-1028, 1585) - (Herath & Benjamin, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Rhene nigrigera Herath & Benjamin, 2026: 26, f. 18A-D, 19A-G, 20A-D (Dmf) Original description

References

Herath, T. & Benjamin, S. P. (2026). From oceans to mountains: global dispersal and local diversification in Rhene (Araneae: Salticidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 207(2, zlag095): 1-31. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag095 -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-06-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Herath & Benjamin, 2026
2026-06-30	New species inserted	Herath & Benjamin, 2026

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