Jambu (spider)

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Jambu
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J. butantan from Manaus, Brazil
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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
Species

5, see text

Jambu is a genus of South American tarantulas in the family Theraphosidae. [2]

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Distribution

Four of the five described species are endemic to Brazil, with J. lesleyae endemic to Guyana. [2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes five species: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Miglio, L. T.; Perafán, C.; Pérez-Miles, F. (2024). "Jambu, a new genus of tarantula from Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 930: 229–248. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2497.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-28.


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