''Matachia'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917.
Originally placed with the
Psechridae, it was moved to the
intertidal spiders in 1970.
Species
it contains five species, all found in
New Zealand
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:
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Matachia australis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Matachia livor''
(Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand
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Matachia marplesi''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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Matachia ramulicola
''Matachia'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1970.
Species
it contains five species, all found ...
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Dalmas, 1917 (
type
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) – New Zealand
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Matachia similis''
Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
References
Araneomorphae genera
Desidae
Spiders of New Zealand
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