Species Hentzia palmarum

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

I survived Wilma - Hentzia palmarum - male

Jumping Spider - Hentzia palmarum? - Hentzia palmarum - male

Female Hentzia palmarum with Prey - Hentzia palmarum - female

Jumping Spider - Hentzia palmarum - male

Hentzia palmarum - male - Hentzia palmarum - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)

Subfamily Dendryphantinae

Genus Hentzia

Species palmarum (Hentzia palmarum)

Other Common Names

Common Hentz Jumper

Explanation of Names

Latin: "of palms"

Size

female 4.7 - 6.1 mm

male 4.0 - 5.3 mm (1)

Identification

Males dark brown with white along edges of body, legs and jaws. Central white mark only on back half of carapace. Front pair of legs much larger than others.

Females hairier, paler in color, often marked with forward pointing triangles along the center of her abdomen:

Range

Southern and eastern US. See data map for BugGuide image records.

Remarks

May 20, NC image frassed - Lynette

See Also

Hentzia grenada has central white mark from front to back of carapace.

Internet References

Diagnostic drawings

Works Cited

1.	Florida's Fabulous Spiders By Sam Marshall, G. B. Edwards

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 September, 2004 - 8:50pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Lynette, Chuck Entz
Last updated 19 May, 2008 - 2:31pm

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