Physocyclus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.[2]
| Physocyclus | |
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| Female Physocyclus globosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Physocyclus Simon, 1893[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. globosus (Taczanowski, 1874)
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| Species | |
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38, see text | |
Species edit
As of June 2022[update] it contains 38 species, found in South America, Asia, Central America, North America, Africa, Australia, Czechia, and on the Pacific Islands:[1]
- Physocyclus bicornis Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus brevicornus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus californicus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929 – US, Mexico
- Physocyclus cornutus Banks, 1898 – Mexico
- Physocyclus darwini Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus dugesi Simon, 1893 – Mexico to Venezuela
- Physocyclus enaulus Crosby, 1926 – US, Mexico
- Physocyclus franckei Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus gertschi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (type) – North America. Introduced to Africa, Czechia, Iran, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific islands
- Physocyclus guanacaste Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica, Honduras
- Physocyclus hoogstraali Gertsch & Davis, 1942 – US, Mexico
- Physocyclus huacana Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus lautus Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus lyncis (Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022) – Mexico
- Physocyclus mariachi (Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022) – Mexico
- Physocyclus marialuisae Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus merus Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus mexicanus Banks, 1898 – Mexico
- Physocyclus michoacanus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus modestus Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus montanoi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus mysticus Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
- Physocyclus palmarus Jiménez & Palacios-Cardiel, 2013 – Mexico
- Physocyclus paredesi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus pedregosus Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus peribanensis Valdez-Mondragón, 2014 – Mexico
- Physocyclus platnicki Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus pocamadre (Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022) – Mexico
- Physocyclus reddelli Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus rothi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus sarae Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus sikuapu (Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022) – Mexico
- Physocyclus sprousei Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico
- Physocyclus tanneri Chamberlin, 1921 – USA, Mexico
- Physocyclus validus Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico
- Physocyclus viridis Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Brazil
- Physocyclus xerophilus (Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2020) – Mexico
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Physocyclus Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. Paris 1. pp. 257–488. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973. hdl:2027/coo.31924018394266.
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