Avitus (spider)
# Avitus (spider)

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

## Species

As of June 2019 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
