title: Physocyclus
text: # Physocyclus
  
  Physocyclus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
  
  ## 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:
  
  * 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
  