Matachia Explained

Matachia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917.^[1] Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1970.^[2]

Species

it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:^[3]

• Matachia australis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Matachia livor (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand
• Matachia marplesi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Matachia ramulicola Dalmas, 1917 (type) – New Zealand
• Matachia similis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Dalmas. R. de. 1917. Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande.. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 317–430. 86.
2. Forster. R. R.. 1970. The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin. 3. 25.
3. Gen. Matachia Dalmas, 1917. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-31. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.