Matachia australis

Matachia australis
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific 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

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

Description

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

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 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.