• Source: 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 (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:

      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


      References

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