Rhinocosmetus

Rhinocosmetus
male R. xiphias in Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Rhinocosmetus
Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024
Type species
R. argentatus
Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024
Species

17, see text

Rhinocosmetus is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae.

Distribution

Rhinocosmetus is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and adjacent regions.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek ρινος (nose) and κοσμετος (decorated).

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes seventeen species:

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.