The genus was originally named Rhanis by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorell provided the replacement nameRhene in 1869.[2] The name Rhene is derived from the Greek woman's name Rhene (Ῥήνη).[2]
Rhene is a part of the subtribe Dendryphantina in the tribe Dendryphantini.[3][4]Wayne Maddison allocated the tribe to the subclade Simonida in the clade Saltafresia in the clade Salticoida.[5] It is related to the genera Dendryphantes and Macaroeris. The genus is also similar to Homalattus.[6] In 2017, Jerzy Prószyński designated it a member of a group of genera named Dendryphantines after the genus Dendryphantes.[7] He also noted that it is similar to the genera related to Simaetha, a group he named Simaethines, particularly in the shape of spider's body.[8] The genus is known for its good eyesight and its high level of spatial awareness, which is likely to show that it is recent in evolutionary terms.[9]
1 2 Thorell, Tamerlan (1869). On European Spiders, Part 1: Review of the European Genera of Spiders, Preceded by Some Observations on Zoological Nomenclature. p.37.
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