Notomatachia hirsuta is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
Taxonomy This species was described as Matachia hirsuta by Brian John Marples in 1962 from male and female specimens.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 It was most recently revised in 1970. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 6.63mm in length whereas the female is 6.29mm.
Distribution This species is only known from the southern end of New Zealand's South Island.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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