title: Matachia
text: # Matachia
  
  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
  
  As of May 2019 it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:
  
  * Matachia australis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
  * Matachia livor (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand
  * Matachia marplesi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
  * Matachia ramulicola Dalmas, 1917 (type) – New Zealand
  * Matachia similis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
  