Rhondes Explained

Rhondes is a genus of New Caledonian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.^[1] It was briefly considered a synonym of Hasarius,^[2] but was revalidated after the results of a 2008 molecular study. It is now grouped with several other Australasian genera in the unranked clade Astioida.^[3]

Species

it contains six species, found only on New Caledonia:^[4]

• Rhondes atypicus Patoleta, 2016 – New Caledonia
• Rhondes berlandi Patoleta, 2016 – New Caledonia
• Rhondes flexibilis Patoleta, 2016 – New Caledonia
• Rhondes neocaledonicus (Simon, 1889) (type) – New Caledonia
• Rhondes sarasini Patoleta, 2016 – New Caledonia
• Rhondes zofiae Patoleta, 2016 – New Caledonia

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Roret . Paris. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène Simon.
2. Żabka. M.. 1988. Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, III. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 41. 423. Marek Michał Żabka.
3. Maddison. W. P.. Bodner. M. R.. Needham. K. M.. 2008. Salticid spider phylogeny revisited, with the discovery of a large Australasian clade (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa. 1893. 55. 10.11646/zootaxa.1893.1.3. Wayne Maddison.
4. Gen. Rhondes Simon, 1901. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-26. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.