SALTICIDAE (ARACHINIDA ARANEAE) OF ORIENTAL, AUSTRALIAN AND PACIFIC REGIONS, X. GENUS SIMAETHA THORELL

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Abstract - The spider genus Simaetha is revIsed. Eleven species are diagnosed, described and figured. Six of these are new: S. almadenensis. S. atvpica. S. hwomei. S. colemani. S. knowlesi and S. papuana. Dendrvphantes laticeps. Strand is synonymised with S. tenuior (Keyserling). Simaetha seems to form a monophyletic group with the genera Simaethula, Kinhia, Ligurra, Heratemis, Porius and Stertinius. The distribution of the genus is considered endemic to Australia and some adjacent Islands. With single species reaching, for example, Papua New Guinea and Aru Is. A key to the species is provided and distributional data are given.