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