Matua festiva
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| Matua festiva | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Matua |
| Species: | M. festiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Matua festiva Forster, 1979 | |
Matua festiva is a species of ground spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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]