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 13 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Hentzia palmarum includes 2 countries and 6 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 13 confirmed sightings of Hentzia palmarum (Hentz Jumping Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on September 27, 2023 by Spider ID member spiderxgirl777. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 13 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: 13)
Sex: 1 female and 10 male.
Environment: Hentzia palmarum has been sighted 11 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (8). Low foliage (2). High foliage (1).