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