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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'' Willis J. Gertsch, Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Physocyclus brevicornus'' Valdez-Mondragón, 2010 – Mexico *''Physocyclus californicus'' Ralph Vary Chamberlin, Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929 – US, Mexico *''Physocyclus cornutus'' Nathan Banks, 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 species, 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'' Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão, 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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