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Genus of spiders
Simaetha is a
genus of
Australasian
jumping spiders that was first described by
Tamerlan Thorell in 1881.
[2] They resemble members of
Simaethula and
Stertinius .
[3]
As of August 2022
[update] , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia,
Papua New Guinea , and
Australia :
[1]
Simaetha almadenensis
Zabka , 1994 –
Australia (
Queensland ,
New South Wales )
Simaetha atypica Zabka, 1994 – Australia (
Northern Territory )
Simaetha broomei Zabka, 1994 – Australia (
Western Australia )
Simaetha cheni (Wang & Li, 2021) – China
Simaetha cingulata (
Karsch , 1892) –
Sri Lanka
Simaetha colemani Zabka, 1994 – Australia (Queensland)
Simaetha damongpalaya Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –
Philippines
Simaetha deelemanae Zhang, Song & Li, 2003 –
Singapore
Simaetha furiosa (
Hogg , 1919) –
Indonesia (
Sumatra )
Simaetha gongi Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000 –
China
Simaetha huigang (Wang & Li, 2022) – China
Simaetha knowlesi Zabka, 1994 – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia)
Simaetha laminata (Karsch, 1892) – Sri Lanka
Simaetha makinanga Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
Simaetha menglun (Wang & Li, 2020) – China
Simaetha paetula (
Keyserling , 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)
Simaetha papuana Zabka, 1994 – New Guinea
Simaetha pengi (Wang & Li, 2020) – China
Simaetha reducta (Karsch, 1892) – Sri Lanka
Simaetha robustior (Keyserling, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
Simaetha tenuidens (Keyserling, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
Simaetha tenuior (Keyserling, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)
Simaetha thoracica Thorell, 1881 (
type ) – Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)
Irura bidenticulata was initially mistaken by taxonomists for a species belonging to this genus.