Oreo

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.^[2]

Species

As of May 2019 it contains five species:^[1]

• 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)

References