Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0017] Detail
Gen. Physocyclus Simon, 1893 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00413] Detail
type Pholcus globosus Taczanowski, 1874; gender masculine
N.B.: not a senior synonym of Priscula Simon, 1893 (Huber, 1997c: 595, contra Brignoli, 1981c: 96.
Transferred to other genera:
Physocyclus binghamae (Chamberlin, 1916) -- see Priscula
Physocyclus conwayi (Mello-Leitão, 1947) -- see Priscula
Physocyclus difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1918 -- see Mesabolivar
Physocyclus gularis (Simon, 1893) -- see Priscula
Physocyclus macrostylus Mello-Leitão, 1941 -- see Gertschiola
Physocyclus simoni Berland, 1911 -- see Psilochorus
Physocyclus venezuelanus (Simon, 1893) -- see Priscula
In synonymy:
Physocyclus boconoensis González-Sponga, 2007 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2009a: 66).
Physocyclus borburatensis González-Sponga, 2007 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2009a: 66).
Physocyclus cariacoensis González-Sponga, 2007 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2009a: 66).
Physocyclus claviger (Simon, 1878, T from Pholcus) = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2011b: 126).
Physocyclus dubius Mello-Leitão, 1922 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2000: 149).
Physocyclus guatirensis González-Sponga, 2007 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2009a: 66).
Physocyclus juruensis (Mello-Leitão, 1922, T from Pholcophora) = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Silva-Moreira et al., 2010: 45, after Huber, 2000: 344).
Physocyclus monaguensis González-Sponga, 2007 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber, 2009a: 66).
Physocyclus muricola Badcock, 1932 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 72, 1946b: 33).
Physocyclus neomexicanus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929 = Physocyclus enaulus Crosby, 1926 (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 320, after Gertsch, 1935a: 11).
Physocyclus orientalis Zhu & Song, 1999 = Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) (Huber & Zhu, 2001: 152).
Nomen dubium:
Physocyclus rotundus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898a: 263, pl. 39, f. 3-3c (f, Guatemala) -- Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 76.
Physocyclus bicornis Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003776]
Physocyclus bicornis Gertsch, 1971: 64, f. 66-69 (Dmf; N.B.: omitted by Brignoli).
Physocyclus bicornis Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 12, f. 1-7 (mf).
Physocyclus bicornis Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 16-17 (mf).
Physocyclus brevicornus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043386]
Physocyclus brevicornus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 54, f. 133-139 (Dmf).
Physocyclus californicus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929 | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003777]
Physocyclus californicus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929: 102, pl. 1, f. 3-4, 6, 11 (Dmf).
Physocyclus californicus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 14, f. 8-14 (mf).
Physocyclus cornutus Banks, 1898 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003778]
Physocyclus cornutus Banks, 1898b: 212, pl. 13, f. 41 (Dmf).
Physocyclus cornutus Chamberlin, 1921b: 247, pl. 10, f. 5 (f).
Physocyclus cornutus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 16, f. 15-21 (mf).
Physocyclus cornutus Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 2-3 (f).
Physocyclus darwini Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043392]
Physocyclus darwini Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 67, f. 176-182 (Dmf).
Physocyclus dugesi Simon, 1893 | m f | Mexico to Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003779]
Physocyclus dugesi Simon, 1893e: 320 (Dmf).
Physocyclus dugesi F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 369, pl. 35, f. 1-2 (mf).
Physocyclus dugesi Banks, 1913: 181, pl. 12, f. 25 (m).
Physocyclus dugesi Huber, 1997c: 595, f. 15A-C, 16A-B (m).
Physocyclus dugesi Huber, 1998b: 1596, f. 112-115 (mf).
Physocyclus dugesi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 18, f. 22-28 (mf).
Physocyclus dugesi Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 5-7 (m).
Physocyclus enaulus Crosby, 1926 | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003780]
Physocyclus enaulus Crosby, 1926: 1, pl. 1, f. 1-2 (Df).
Physocyclus neomexicanus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929: 102, pl. 1, f. 8, 13-15 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039855].
Physocyclus enaulus Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 320 (Sm).
Physocyclus enaulus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 21, f. 29-41 (mf).
Physocyclus franckei Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043384]
Physocyclus franckei Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 50, f. 119-125 (Dmf).
Physocyclus gertschi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043387]
Physocyclus gertschi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 58, f. 140-146 (Dmf).
Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) * | m f | North America. Introduced to Africa, Czechia, Iran, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific islands, Galapagos     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003781]
Pholcus globosus Taczanowski, 1874: 105 (Df).
Pholcus gibbosus Keyserling, 1877c: 208, pl. 7, f. 2 (Df).
Pholcus claviger Simon, 1878g: 483 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003686].
Physocyclus globosus Simon, 1893a: 470.
Pholcus gibbosus Workman, 1896: 72, pl. 72 (f).
Decetia incisa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898a: 234, pl. 29, f. 1 (Df).
Physocyclus globosus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 368, pl. 34, f. 22-23 (f, Dm).
Physocyclus rotundus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 369, pl. 35, f. 3-3a (f; misidentified per Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 76).
Physocyclus globosus Chamberlin, 1921b: 247, pl. 10, f. 4 (f).
Physocyclus dubius Mello-Leitão, 1922a: 210, f. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053953].
Pholcophora juruensis Mello-Leitão, 1922a: 210, f. 3-4 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003662].
Physocyclus globosus Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 141, f. 132-135 (mf).
Physocyclus muricola Badcock, 1932: 7, f. 2 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003775].
Physocyclus globosus Nakatsudi, 1943a: 152, f. 4a-e (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 71 (S of Physocyclus muricola).
Physocyclus globosus Mello-Leitão, 1946b: 33 (S of Physocyclus muricola).
Physocyclus globosus Brignoli, 1981c: 94, f. 14-18, 21-24 (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Yaginuma, 1986a: 31, f. 17.8 (m).
Artema atlanta Feng, 1990: 45, f. 20.1-7 (mf, misidentified).
Physocyclus globosus Huber & Eberhard, 1997: 905, f. 1-3, 5-9 (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Huber, 1998b: 1596, f. 116-119 (mf).
Physocyclus orientalis Zhu & Song, in Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 63, f. 26A-H (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003789].
Physocyclus globosus Huber, 2000: 149, f. 36, 49, 139, 169 (S of Physocyclus dubius).
Physocyclus globosus Huber & Zhu, 2001: 152 (S of Physocyclus orientalis).
Physocyclus globosus Saaristo, 2001b: 17, f. 23-34 (mf).
Physocyclus boconoensis González-Sponga, 2007: 56, pl. 1, f. 1-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043585].
Physocyclus borburatensis González-Sponga, 2007: 58, pl. 2, f. 1-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043586].
Physocyclus cariacoensis González-Sponga, 2007: 60, pl. 3, f. 1-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043587].
Physocyclus guatirensis González-Sponga, 2007: 62, pl. 4, f. 1-10 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043588].
Physocyclus monaguensis González-Sponga, 2007: 64, pl. 5, f. 1-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043589].
Physocyclus globosus Beatty, Berry & Huber, 2008: 19, f. 12-14, 44-45 (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Irie, 2009: 111, f. 36-38 (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Huber, 2009a: 66 (S of Physocyclus boconoensis, P. borburatensis, P. cariacoensis, P. guatirensis and P. monaguensis).
Physocyclus globosus Silva-Moreira et al., 2010: 46 (S of Pholcus juruensis, after Huber, 2000: 344).
Physocyclus globosus Saaristo, 2010: 166, f. 25.46-53 (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 25, f. 42-48 (mf).
Physocyclus globosus Huber, 2011b: 126 (S of Pholcus claviger).
Physocyclus globosus Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 14-15 (m).
Physocyclus globosus Gómez-Rodríguez et al., 2014: 69, f. 1D (m).
Physocyclus globosus Alcántar-Valenzuela et al., 2024: 12, f. 16-21 (mf).
Physocyclus guanacaste Huber, 1998 | m f | Costa Rica, Honduras     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003782]
Physocyclus guanacaste Huber, 1998b: 1591, f. 58-63 (Dmf).
Physocyclus guanacaste Huber, 2000: 19, f. 37 (m).
Physocyclus guanacaste Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 28, f. 49-55 (mf).
Physocyclus hoogstraali Gertsch & Davis, 1942 | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003783]
Physocyclus hoogstraali Gertsch & Davis, 1942: 7, f. 45 (Df).
Physocyclus hoogstraali Gertsch, 1971: 62, f. 64-65 (Dm).
Physocyclus hoogstraali Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 30, f. 56-62 (mf).
Physocyclus huacana Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043388]
Physocyclus huacana Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 58, f. 147-153 (Dmf).
Physocyclus lautus Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003784]
Physocyclus lautus Gertsch, 1971: 66, f. 61 (Df).
Physocyclus lautus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 32, f. 63-69 (f, Dm).
Physocyclus lautus Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 18-19 (m).
Physocyclus lyncis Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022 | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053951]
Physocyclus lyncis Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022: 198, f. 58-63 (Df).
Physocyclus mariachi Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053949]
Physocyclus mariachi Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022: 185, f. 14-37 (Dmf).
Physocyclus marialuisae Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043390]
Physocyclus marialuisae Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 64, f. 161-167 (Dmf).
Physocyclus merus Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003785]
Physocyclus merus Gertsch, 1971: 64, f. 39-42 (Dmf).
Physocyclus merus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 34, f. 70-76 (mf).
Physocyclus mexicanus Banks, 1898 | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003786]
Physocyclus mexicanus Banks, 1898b: 213, pl. 13, f. 40 (Df).
Physocyclus michoacanus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043385]
Physocyclus michoacanus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 52, f. 126-132 (Dmf).
Physocyclus michoacanus Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 4 (f).
Physocyclus modestus Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003787]
Physocyclus modestus Gertsch, 1971: 65, f. 47-49 (Dmf).
Physocyclus modestus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 37, f. 77-83 (mf).
Physocyclus modestus Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 11-12 (f).
Physocyclus montanoi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043389]
Physocyclus montanoi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 61, f. 154-160 (Dmf).
Physocyclus mysticus Chamberlin, 1924 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003788]
Physocyclus mysticus Chamberlin, 1924b: 632, f. 70-71 (Dm).
Physocyclus mysticus Huber, 2000: 150, f. 570-580 (m, Df).
Physocyclus mysticus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 39, f. 84-90 (mf).
Physocyclus palmarus Jiménez & Palacios-Cardiel, 2013 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046305]
Physocyclus palmarus Jiménez & Palacios-Cardiel, 2013: 96, f. 3-13 (Dmf).
Physocyclus paredesi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043396]
Physocyclus paredesi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 76, f. 204-207 (Dm).
Physocyclus paredesi Valdez-Mondragón, 2014: 208, f. 18-33 (m, Df).
Physocyclus pedregosus Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003790]
Physocyclus pedregosus Gertsch, 1971: 64, f. 43-46 (Dmf).
Physocyclus pedregosus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 41, f. 91-97 (mf).
Physocyclus peribanensis Valdez-Mondragón, 2014 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047202]
Physocyclus peribanensis Valdez-Mondragón, 2014: 205, f. 1-17 (Dmf).
Physocyclus platnicki Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043395]
Physocyclus platnicki Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 74, f. 197-203 (Dmf).
Physocyclus pocamadre Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022 | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053952]
Physocyclus pocamadre Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022: 201, f. 64-69 (Df).
Physocyclus reddelli Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003791]
Physocyclus reddelli Gertsch, 1971: 62, f. 34-38 (Dmf).
Physocyclus reddelli Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 41, f. 98-104 (mf).
Physocyclus rothi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043393]
Physocyclus rothi Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 70, f. 183-189 (Dmf).
Physocyclus sarae Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043394]
Physocyclus sarae Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 72, f. 190-196 (Dmf).
Physocyclus sarae Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 20-21 (f).
Physocyclus sikuapu Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053950]
Physocyclus sikuapu Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2022: 192, f. 38-57 (Dmf).
Physocyclus sprousei Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043391]
Physocyclus sprousei Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 64, f. 168-175 (Dmf).
Physocyclus sprousei Valdez-Mondragón, 2013b: 186, f. 8 (m).
Physocyclus tanneri Chamberlin, 1921 | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003793]
Physocyclus tanneri Chamberlin, 1921b: 245, pl. 10, f. 1-3 (Df).
Physocyclus tanneri Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929: 102, pl. 1, f. 5, 7, 9, 12 (Dm).
Physocyclus tanneri Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 45, f. 105-111 (mf).
Physocyclus validus Gertsch, 1971 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003794]
Physocyclus validus Gertsch, 1971: 65, f. 50-52 (Dmf).
Physocyclus validus Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 47, f. 112-118 (mf).
Physocyclus viridis Mello-Leitão, 1940 | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003795]
Physocyclus viridis Mello-Leitão, 1940h: 21 (Dm).
Physocyclus viridis Huber, 2000: 149 (misplaced in this genus).
Physocyclus viridis Valdez-Mondragón, 2010b: 77 (incertae sedis, misplaced in this genus).
Physocyclus xerophilus Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2020 | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052264]
Physocyclus xerophilus Nolasco & Valdez-Mondragón, 2020: 3, f. 1-16 (Dmf).
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