Onofre

For the 4th-century saint, see Onuphrius.

Onofre
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
Genus:Onofre
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007[1]
Type species
Onofre sibilans
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007[1]
Species

See text.

Diversity
3 species

Onofre is a genus of jumping spiders from Brazil (family Salticidae) with three described species.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Onofre was erected in 2007 for a new group of salticids found in the Amazon basin, related to the genus Chira. Three species were described from the states of Mato Grosso and Pará. The generic name is a common man's name in Brazil.[2]

Species

As of March 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

  • Onofre carnifex Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007 – Brazil
  • Onofre necator Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007 – Brazil
  • Onofre sibilans Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007 – Brazil

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Onofre Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. ↑ Ruiz, G.R.S. & Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2007), "Onofre, a new genus of jumping spider from Brazil (Araneae, Salticidae)", Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 14 (2): 77–80


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