Rhondes
Encyclopedia
Rhondes is a spider
genus
of the Salticidae
family (jumping spiders). It is represented by a single species, Rhondes neocaledonicus.
It was synonymized with the genus Hasarius
until R. neocaledonicus was removed from the synonymy in 2008, based on molecular studies. It is now grouped with several other Australasian genera in the unranked clade Astioida.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the Salticidae
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
family (jumping spiders). It is represented by a single species, Rhondes neocaledonicus.
It was synonymized with the genus Hasarius
Hasarius
Hasarius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .H. neocaledonicus was removed from Hasarius in 2008 and put in its own genus, Rhondes.-Species:* Hasarius adansoni — Cosmopolitan...
until R. neocaledonicus was removed from the synonymy in 2008, based on molecular studies. It is now grouped with several other Australasian genera in the unranked clade Astioida.