Warmiru is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.[2]

Warmiru
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Warmiru
Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025[1]
Type species
Lasiodorides longicolli
Schmidt, 2003
Species

2, see text

Distribution

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Warmiru is endemic to the northwestern part of South America, with both species occurring in Peru and one species also found in Ecuador.[2]

Etymology

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The genus name combines the Quechua words warmi "woman" and uru "spider", dedicating this genus to all female arachnologists.[1]

Species

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As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Sherwood, D.; Gabriel, R.; Peñaherrera-R., P.; León-E., R. J.; Rollard, C.; Leguin, E.-A.; Brescovit, A. D.; Lucas, S. M. (2025). "On the identity of some taxa in the tarantula tribe Hapalopini, with two synonymies, and description of four new genera and three new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ZooNova. 46: 1–23. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17612014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Warmiru Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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