Descanso (spider)
Descanso is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892. The name is derived from Spanish descanso, meaning "resting place ", from the verb descansar "to rest."Species
it contains ten species, found in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Panama, and on Hispaniola:
- Descanso chapoda Peckham & Peckham, 1892 – Brazil
- Descanso discicollis – 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 – Brazil
- Descanso ventrosus Galiano, 1986 – Brazil
