Rhinocosmetus
| Rhinocosmetus | |
|---|---|
| male R. xiphias in Hong Kong | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| R. argentatus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024
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| Species | |
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17, see text | |
Rhinocosmetus is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae.[2]
Distribution
Rhinocosmetus is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and adjacent regions.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek ρινος (nose) and κοσμετος (decorated).[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes seventeen species:[2]
- Rhinocosmetus argentatus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Malaysia (Borneo)
- Rhinocosmetus atropyga Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Rhinocosmetus carnicobarensis (Tikader, 1977) – India (Nicobar Is.)
- Rhinocosmetus cochleatus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Java)
- Rhinocosmetus djojosudharmoi Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Is.)
- Rhinocosmetus dolichogaster Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Is.)
- Rhinocosmetus dolichorhinus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Thailand, Indonesia (Bali)
- Rhinocosmetus gretathunbergae Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo)
- Rhinocosmetus gunungleuser Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Rhinocosmetus lombok Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Is.)
- Rhinocosmetus megarhinus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Bali, Lesser Sunda Is.)
- Rhinocosmetus nasicornis Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Malaysia (Borneo)
- Rhinocosmetus nasutus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Sri Lanka
- Rhinocosmetus pinocchio Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Bali)
- Rhinocosmetus skoliorhinus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Rhinocosmetus sumba Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024 – Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Is.)
- Rhinocosmetus xiphias (Thorell, 1887) – China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia (Borneo, Krakatau?), Japan? Taiwan?
References
- ^ a b Vanuytven, H.; Jocqué, R.; Deeleman-Reinhold, C. (2024). "Two new theridiid genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Theridiidae, Argyrodinae): males with a nose for courtship". Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society. 39: 1–96.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
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