, it contains 23 species, found only in Asia,
Papua New Guinea, and
Australia: •
Simaetha almadenensis Zabka, 1994 –
Australia (
Queensland,
New South Wales) •
Simaetha atypica Zabka, 1994 – Australia (
Northern Territory) •
Simaetha broomei Zabka, 1994 – Australia (
Western Australia) •
Simaetha cheni (Wang & Li, 2021) – China •
Simaetha cingulata (
Karsch, 1892) –
Sri Lanka •
Simaetha colemani Zabka, 1994 – Australia (Queensland) •
Simaetha damongpalaya Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –
Philippines •
Simaetha deelemanae Zhang, Song & Li, 2003 –
Singapore •
Simaetha furiosa (
Hogg, 1919) –
Indonesia (
Sumatra) •
Simaetha gongi Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000 –
China •
Simaetha huigang (Wang & Li, 2022) – China •
Simaetha knowlesi Zabka, 1994 – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia) •
Simaetha laminata (Karsch, 1892) – Sri Lanka •
Simaetha makinanga Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines •
Simaetha menglun (Wang & Li, 2020) – China •
Simaetha paetula (
Keyserling, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland) •
Simaetha papuana Zabka, 1994 – New Guinea •
Simaetha pengi (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 (Keyserling, 1882) – New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland) •
Simaetha thoracica Thorell, 1881 (
type) – Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)
Irura bidenticulata was initially mistaken by taxonomists for a species belonging to this genus. ==References==