Damastes is a genus of huntsman spiders native to Madagascar, Mozambique, and Seychelles. It is classified under the family Sparassidae, though its subfamilial classification remains unclear. It contains the following species:
Damastes atrignathus Strand, 1908 - Madagascar
Damastes coquereli Simon, 1880 - Madagascar
Damastes coquereli affinis Strand, 1907 - Madagascar
Damastes decoratus (Simon, 1897) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)
Damastes fasciolatus (Simon, 1903) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)
Damastes flavomaculatus Simon, 1880 - Madagascar
Damastes grandidieri Simon, 1880 - Madagascar
Damastes majungensis Strand, 1907 - Madagascar
Damastes malagassus (Fage, 1926) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)
Damastes malagasus (Karsch, 1881) - Madagascar
Damastes masculinus Strand, 1908 - Madagascar
Damastes nigrichelis (Strand, 1907) - Mozambique (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)
Damastes nossibeensis Strand, 1907 - Madagascar
Damastes oswaldi Lenz, 1891 - Madagascar
Damastes pallidus (Schenkel, 1937) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)
Damastes sikoranus Strand, 1906 - Madagascar
Damastes validus (Blackwall, 1877) -Seychelles (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)
