Thyene

Thyene
Thyene imperialis with prey
T. inflata from South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Thyene
Simon, 1885
Type species
T. imperialis
(Rossi, 1846)
Species

58, see text

Synonyms
  • Brancus Simon, 1902
  • Gangus Simon, 1902
  • Mithion Simon, 1884
  • Paramodunda Lessert, 1925
  • Thya Simon, 1876

Thyene is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885. It is a junior synonym of Mithion, and senior synonym of Brancus, Paramodunda and Gangus.