The genus Matilda was erected by Ray Forster in 1988, with the type being M. australia described from specimens found in Queensland and New South Wales (Forster, Millidge, Court,
Male adult hanging upside down
A small spider found in leaf litter near Lake Kurwongbah, Petrie, on the north of Brisbane. The turreted cephalothorax and lateral scutes on the abdomen, along with the general overall 'armoured' look is distinctive.
![Matilda australia](../_dbase_upl/matildaIMG_1381.jpg)
Male adult from above
![Cyatholipidae Matilda sp](../_dbase_upl/matildaIMG_1374.jpg)
Male adult from above
![Cyatholipidae Matilda sp](../_dbase_upl/matildaIMG_1364.jpg)