Notomatachia hirsuta
| Notomatachia hirsuta | |
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Notomatachia |
| Species: | N. hirsuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Notomatachia hirsuta (Marples, 1962)
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| Synonyms | |
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Notomatachia hirsuta is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Matachia hirsuta by Brian John Marples in 1962 from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 6.63mm in length whereas the female is 6.29mm.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the southern end of New Zealand's South Island.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ Marples, B. J. (1962). The Matachiinae, a group of cribellate spiders. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 44(301): 701-720. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1962.tb01965.x
- ^ 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.