Matua festivaMatua festiva is a species of ground spider endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described by Ray Forster in 1979 from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.DescriptionThe female is recorded at 7.7mm in length. It is most similar to Matua valida.DistributionThis species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".