Onofre

Onofre
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Onofre
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007
Type species
O. sibilans
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007
Species
  • O. carnifex Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007Brazil
  • O. necator Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007 – Brazil
  • O. sibilans Ruiz & Brescovit, 2007 – Brazil

Onofre is a genus of Brazilian jumping spiders that was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2007. As of August 2019 it contains only three species, found in the Amazon basin of Brazil: O. carnifex, O. necator, and O. sibilans. They are related to members of Chira, and the three species were described from the states of Mato Grosso and Pará. The generic name is a common man's name in Brazil.