Physocyclus
Female Physocyclus globosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)
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

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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