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Physocyclus

Physocyclus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.

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Physocyclus
Female Physocyclus globosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Physocyclus
Simon, 18931
Type species
P. globosus
(Taczanowski, 1874)
Species

38, see text

Physocyclus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.2

Species

As of June 2022 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

See also

References

References

  1. 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.
  2. Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. Paris 1. pp. 257–488. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973. hdl:2027/coo.31924018394266.