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
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