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Hentzia 
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Elongate dendryphantines with males typically having very elongate forward-projecting
chelicerae. Second through fourth pairs of legs often pale.
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The genus is primarily distributed in the Caribbean, Central America, and the southeastern U.S., though two species reach Canada in the east.
For more information and links to the species, go to Hentzia in the Tree of Life.
References most relevant to species north of Mexico: Richman (1989).
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Habitat
Foliage-dwelling.
