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

ZooBank: 6B4BC9E1-30BA-4E20-8031-FEB92A5E84BC

Permalink: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067221

Described:

Distribution: Sri Lanka

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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 ZooBank: AD5584A3-91A9-4D1F-A546-55DEAC240250 -- 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
2026-06-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Herath & Benjamin, 2026
2026-06-30	New species inserted	Herath & Benjamin, 2026