Descanso (spider)
# 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

As of June 2019 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
