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 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
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