Avitus (spider)

Avitus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896.

Species
it contains six species, found in Brazil, Panama, Argentina, and on the Greater Antilles:
 * Avitus anumbi Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Brazil
 * Avitus castaneonotatus Mello-Leitão, 1939 – Argentina
 * Avitus diolenii Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (type) – Panama
 * Avitus longidens Simon, 1901 – Argentina
 * Avitus taylori (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Jamaica
 * Avitus variabilis Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina