Jambu (spider)
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| Jambu | |
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| File:Jambu butantan - Alexandre S. Michelotto - 262777848.jpeg | |
| J. butantan from Manaus, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| J. paru Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Jambu is a genus of South American tarantulas in the family Theraphosidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Four of the five described species are endemic to Brazil, with J. lesleyae endemic to Guyana.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Jambu butantan (Pérez-Miles, 1998) – Brazil
- Jambu lesleyae (Gabriel, 2011) – Guyana
- Jambu manoa Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024 – Brazil
- Jambu paru Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024 – Brazil (type species)
- Jambu yanomami Santos, Almeida, de Morais & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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