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Matachia australis

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Matachia australis

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Matachia
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Matachia australis
Forster, 1970

Matachia australis is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 6.8mm in length whereas the female is 7.05mm.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the south of the South Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
  2. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.