Orstom Explained

Orstom is a genus of South Pacific brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Robert Raven in 1994.^[1]

Species

it contains six species, all found in New Caledonia:^[2]

• Orstom aoupinie Raven, 1994 – New Caledonia
• Orstom chazeaui Raven & Churchill, 1994 (type) – New Caledonia
• Orstom hydratemei Raven & Churchill, 1994 – New Caledonia
• Orstom macmillani Raven, 1994 – New Caledonia
• Orstom tropicus Raven, 1994 – New Caledonia
• Orstom undecimatus Raven, 1994 – New Caledonia

Notes and References

1. Raven. R. J.. 1994. Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific.. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 291–706. 35.
2. Gen. Orstom Raven, 1994. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.