Rhene
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![R. atrata from Japan](/Images/godic/202502/07/Rhene_atrata2459.jpg")
![front view of male R. flavicomans from Hong Kong](/Images/godic/202502/07/Rhene_flavicomans_male_Hong_Kong_frontal2459.jpg")
![female R. flavigera from Hong Kong](/Images/godic/202502/07/Rhene_flavigera_female_frontal2459.jpg")
Rhene is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The genus was originally named Rhanis. Tamerlan Thorell renamed it Rhene in 1869 so that it would not be confused with a beetle genus that was also named Rhanis. The name Rhene is derived from the Greek proper name Rhene (Ρήνη).