Simaethula
# 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

As of August 2019 it contains seven species, found only in Australia:

* 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)
