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of cellar spiders that was first described by

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, Czechia, and on the

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: *'' Physocyclus bicornis'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *'' Physocyclus brevicornus'' Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico *'' Physocyclus californicus''

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& Gertsch, 1929 – US, Mexico *'' Physocyclus cornutus''

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, 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) (

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) – 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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Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Pholcidae Spiders of Brazil Spiders of North America {{Pholcidae-stub

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