Physocyclus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Species
it contains 38 species, found in South America, Asia, Central America, North America, Africa, Australia, Czechia, and on the Pacific Islands:
- Physocyclus bicornis <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus brevicornus <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus californicus <small>Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929</small> â US, Mexico
- Physocyclus cornutus <small>Banks, 1898</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus darwini <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus dugesi <small>Simon, 1893</small> â Mexico to Venezuela
- Physocyclus enaulus <small>Crosby, 1926</small> â US, Mexico
- Physocyclus franckei <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus gertschi <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus globosus <small>(Taczanowski, 1874)</small> (type) â North America. Introduced to Africa, Czechia, Iran, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific islands
- Physocyclus guanacaste <small>Huber, 1998</small> â Costa Rica, Honduras
- Physocyclus hoogstraali <small>Gertsch & Davis, 1942</small> â US, Mexico
- Physocyclus huacana <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus lautus <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus lyncis <small>(Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022)</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus mariachi <small>(Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022)</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus marialuisae <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus merus <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus mexicanus <small>Banks, 1898</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus michoacanus <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus modestus <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus montanoi <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus mysticus <small>Chamberlin, 1924</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus palmarus <small>Jiménez & Palacios-Cardiel, 2013</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus paredesi <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus pedregosus <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus peribanensis <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2014</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus platnicki <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus pocamadre <small>(Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022)</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus reddelli <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus rothi <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus sarae <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus sikuapu <small>(Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022)</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus sprousei <small>Valdez-Mondragón, 2010</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus tanneri <small>Chamberlin, 1921</small> â USA, Mexico
- Physocyclus validus <small>Gertsch, 1971</small> â Mexico
- Physocyclus viridis <small>Mello-Leitão, 1940</small> â Brazil
- Physocyclus xerophilus <small>(Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2020)</small> â Mexico
See also
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