Avitus (spider) explained

Avitus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896.^[1]

Species

it contains six species, found in Brazil, Panama, Argentina, and on the Greater Antilles:^[2]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Peckham. G. W.. Peckham. E. G.. 1896. Spiders of the family Attidae from Central America and Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Natural History Society of Wisconsin. 1–101. 3.
2. Gen. Avitus Peckham & Peckham, 1896. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.