Hentzia
Sign in to saveHentzia is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) subfamily Dendryphantinae. The genus is widespread in North America and northern South America but the center of biodiversity seems to be primarily in the Caribbean and surrounding areas, with the greatest species diversity occurring in Cuba, which has seven species. Some outlier species, such as Hentzia poenitens and Hentzia fimbriata are found in western North America. It appears to be closely related to the genus Anicius from which it differs primarily in certain anatomical details.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilySalticidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- Family
- Salticidae
- Collections
- NMSU, INHS, USNM, ISM, DMNS, CASC
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Bonaire
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- Parent taxon
- Salticidae
- Image
- Edwards Hentzia grenada 01.jpg
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Hentzia is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) subfamily Dendryphantinae. The genus is widespread in North America and northern South America but the center of biodiversity seems to be primarily in the Caribbean and surrounding areas, with the greatest species diversity occurring in Cuba, which has seven species. Some outlier species, such as Hentzia poenitens and Hentzia fimbriata are found in western North America. It appears to be closely related to the genus Anicius from which it differs primarily in certain anatomical details.
==Etymology== G. Marx named this genus in 1883 after Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, who described the type species Hentzia palmarum (as Epiblemum palmarum), as well as Hentzia mitrata (as Attus mitratus), in 1846.
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