Oreo (spider) explained

Oreo is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Trachycosmidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 2002. The name derives from the Oreo cookie. The type species has a black and white abdomen, although such coloration is common among gallieniellids.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Oreo bushbay Platnick, 2002 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Oreo capensis Platnick, 2002 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Oreo kidman Platnick, 2002 – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Oreo muncoonie Platnick, 2002 – Australia (Queensland)
• Oreo renmark Platnick, 2002 (type) – Australia (South Australia, Queensland to Victoria)

Notes and References

1. Platnick. N. I.. 2002. A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, and Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea).. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–243. 271. 10.1206/0003-0090(2002)271<0001:AROTAG>2.0.CO;2.
2. Gen. Oreo Platnick, 2002. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.