Simaethula Explained

Simaethula is a genus of Australian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.^[1] The name is an alteration of Simaetha, a related genus.

Species

it contains seven species, found only in Australia:^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1902. Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 363–406. 46. Eugène Simon.
2. Gen. Simaethula Simon, 1902. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-23. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.