Simaethula

Simaethula is a genus of Australian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The name is an alteration of Simaetha, a related genus.

Species

it contains seven species, found only in Australia:

• Simaethula aurata <small>(L. Koch, 1879)</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Simaethula auronitens <small>(L. Koch, 1879)</small> – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Simaethula chalcops <small>Simon, 1909</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Simaethula janthina <small>Simon, 1902</small> (type) – Australia (Queensland)
• Simaethula mutica <small>Szombathy, 1915</small> – Australia
• Simaethula opulenta <small>(L. Koch, 1879)</small> – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Simaethula violacea <small>(L. Koch, 1879)</small> – Australia (Queensland)

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