Matua festiva
| Matua festiva | |
|---|---|
Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Matua |
| Species: | M. festiva
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| Binomial name | |
| Matua festiva Forster, 1979
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Matua festiva is a species of ground spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster in 1979 from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
The female is recorded at 7.7mm in length. It is most similar to Matua valida.[2]
Distribution
This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
- ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ a b c Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95.
- ^ 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.