Descanso

Descanso is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892.^[2] The name is derived from Spanish descanso, meaning "resting place (of a dead person)", from the verb descansar "to (have a) rest."

Species

As of June 2019 it contains ten species, found in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Panama, and on Hispaniola:^[1]

• Descanso chapoda Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil
• Descanso discicollis (Taczanowski, 1878) – Peru
• Descanso formosus Bryant, 1943 – Hispaniola
• Descanso insolitus Chickering, 1946 – Panama
• Descanso magnus Bryant, 1943 – Hispaniola
• Descanso montanus Bryant, 1943 – Hispaniola
• Descanso peregrinus Chickering, 1946 – Panama, Colombia
• Descanso sobrius Galiano, 1986 – Brazil
• Descanso vagus Peckham & Peckham, 1892 (type) – Brazil
• Descanso ventrosus Galiano, 1986 – Brazil

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