- Descanso (spider)
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Descanso Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Synagelinae Genus: Descanso
Peckham & Peckham, 1892Type species Descanso vagus
Peckham & Peckham, 1892Species see text
Diversity 10 species Descanso is a genus of jumping spiders.
Name
The genus name is derived from Spanish descanso "resting place (of a dead person)," from the verb descansar "to (have a) rest."
Species
- 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
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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