Simaethula
| Simaethula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Marpissinae |
| Genus: | Simaethula Simon, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Simaethula janthina Simon, 1902 | |
| Species | |
|
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| Diversity | |
| 7 species | |
Simaethula is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
This genus is endemic to Australia.
Name
The genus name is an alteration of Simaetha, a related genus.
Species
- Simaethula aurata (L. Koch, 1879) — Queensland
- Simaethula auronitens (L. Koch, 1879) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Simaethula chalcops Simon, 1909 — Western Australia
- Simaethula janthina Simon, 1902 — Queensland
- Simaethula mutica Szombathy, 1915 — Australia
- Simaethula opulenta (L. Koch, 1879) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Simaethula violacea (L. Koch, 1879) — Queensland
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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