Descanso G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1892

Descanso is a genus of jumping spiders.

Name[edit]

The genus name is derived from Spanish descanso "resting place (of a dead person)," from the verb descansar "to (have a) rest."

Species[edit]

• 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
• Descanso sobrius Galiano, 1986 — Brazil
• Descanso vagus Peckham & Peckham, 1892 — Brazil
• Descanso ventrosus Galiano, 1986 — Brazil

References[edit]

• Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

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