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
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