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 - MadagascarDamastes coquereli Simon, 1880 - MadagascarDamastes coquereli affinis Strand, 1907 - MadagascarDamastes decoratus (Simon, 1897) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)Damastes fasciolatus (Simon, 1903) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)Damastes flavomaculatus Simon, 1880 - MadagascarDamastes grandidieri Simon, 1880 - MadagascarDamastes majungensis Strand, 1907 - MadagascarDamastes malagassus (Fage, 1926) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)Damastes malagasus (Karsch, 1881) - MadagascarDamastes masculinus Strand, 1908 - MadagascarDamastes nigrichelis (Strand, 1907) - Mozambique (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)Damastes nossibeensis Strand, 1907 - MadagascarDamastes oswaldi Lenz, 1891 - MadagascarDamastes pallidus (Schenkel, 1937) - Madagascar (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)Damastes sikoranus Strand, 1906 - MadagascarDamastes validus (Blackwall, 1877) -Seychelles (transferred from the genus Rhitymna)