Hentzia palmarum
(Hentz Jumping Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Hentzia palmarum, commonly known as Hentz Jumping Spider, belongs to the genus Hentzia, in the family Salticidae. Hentzia palmarum spiders have been sighted 14 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Hentzia palmarum includes 2 countries and 7 states in the United States. Hentzia palmarum is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of April.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Hentzia
Species: Hentzia palmarum

Other Common Names

Common Hentz Jumper, Hentz Jumping Spider, Hentz Long-jawed Jumper

Author

(Hentz, 1832)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 14 confirmed sightings of Hentzia palmarum (Hentz Jumping Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 24, 2026 by Spider ID member pimtimy. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 14 sightings because of certain Hentzia palmarum sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Hentzia palmarum spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 14)
Sex: 1 female and 10 male.
Environment: Hentzia palmarum has been sighted 12 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (9). Low foliage (2). High foliage (1).