Jambu (spider)

Jambu
J. butantan from Manaus, Brazil
Scientific 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
Species

5, see text

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

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]

  • 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

  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. ^ a b c "Gen. Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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