''Simaetha'' is a

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Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecolo ...

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping ...

that was first described by

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octavius P ...

in 1881. They resemble members of ''

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: *'' Simaethu ...

'' and ''

Stertinius ''Stertinius'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1890. Species it contains twelve species, found only in Asia: *'' Stertinius borneensis'' Logunov, 2018 – Malaysia ( Borneo) *'' Stertinius ...

''.

Species

, it contains 23 species, found only in Asia,

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, and Australia: *''

Simaetha almadenensis ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of '' Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, an ...

'' Zabka, 1994 – Australia (

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) *''

Simaetha atypica ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of '' Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, an ...

'' Zabka, 1994 – Australia (

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) *''

Simaetha broomei ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of '' Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, an ...

'' Zabka, 1994 – Australia (

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) *''

Simaetha cheni ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of '' Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, an ...

'' (Wang & Li, 2021) – China *''

Simaetha cingulata ''Simaetha cingulata'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Simaetha''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std= ...

'' ( Karsch, 1892) –

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

*'' Simaetha colemani'' Zabka, 1994 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Simaetha damongpalaya'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*'' Simaetha deelemanae'' Zhang, Song & Li, 2003 –

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*''

Simaetha furiosa ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of ''Simaethula'' and ''Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, and ...

'' ( Hogg, 1919) –

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( Sumatra) *''

Simaetha gongi ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of ''Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, ...

'' Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000 – China *'' Simaetha huigang'' (Wang & Li, 2022) – China *''

Simaetha knowlesi ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of ''Simaethula'' and ''Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, ...

'' Zabka, 1994 – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia) *'' Simaetha laminata'' (Karsch, 1892) – Sri Lanka *'' Simaetha makinanga'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''

Simaetha menglun ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of ''Simaethula'' and ''Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New ...

'' (Wang & Li, 2020) – China *'' Simaetha paetula'' (

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, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland) *'' Simaetha papuana'' Zabka, 1994 – New Guinea *''

Simaetha pengi ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of ''Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, ...

'' (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 ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of ''Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, and ...

'' (Keyserling, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland) *''

Simaetha thoracica ''Simaetha'' is a genus of Australasian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. They resemble members of '' Simaethula'' and '' Stertinius''. Species , it contains 23 species, found only in Asia, Papua New Guinea, an ...

'' Thorell, 1881 (

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) – Australia (Western Australia, Queensland) '' Irura bidenticulata'' was initially mistaken by taxonomists for a species belonging to this genus.

References

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Photograph of ''S. paetula''

Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell {{Jumping-spider-stub