Matachia livor

Matachia livor
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. livor
Binomial name
Matachia livor (Urquhart, 1893)
Synonyms
Tegenaria livoris Urquhartia livoris Matachia ramulicola Matachia livoris

Matachialivor is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Arthur Urquhart in 1893 from a male specimen. ^[2] It has undergone numerous revisions. ^{[3] [4]} The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 7.66mm in length whereas the female is 7.20mm. The abdomen has a prominent chevron pattern dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread throughout the North Island of New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". ^[5]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
2. Urquhart, A. T. (1893). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute25: 165-190.
3. Bryant, E. B. (1933). Notes on types of Urquhart's spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum4: 1-27, pl. 1-5.
4. Marples, B. J. (1962). The Matachiinae, a group of cribellate spiders. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology44(301): 701-720. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1962.tb01965.x
5. 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.