Physcoa (spider)

Physcoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Physcoa Thorell, 1895 [1]
Type species
P. scintillans Thorell, 1895
Species
7, see text

Physcoa is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae. ^[2]

Distribution

The genus Physcoa is restricted to Asia, with six species endemic to China and one species, Physcoa scintillans, distributed across India, Myanmar, China, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. ^[2]

Species

As of January 2026 ^[update] , this genus includes seven species: ^[2]

• Physcoa cyclocera (Zhu, 1998) – China
• Physcoa fanjingshan (Song, Zhang & Zhu, 2006) – China
• Physcoa oxycera (Zhu & Song, 1993) – China
• Physcoa scintillans (Thorell, 1895) – India, Myanmar, China, Korea, Japan, Philippines
• Physcoa trimaculata (Zhu, Zhang & Xu, 1991) – China, Taiwan, Thailand
• Physcoa trispinula (Zhu, 1998) – China
• Physcoa wenxianensis (Zhu, 1998) – China

References

1. Thorell, T. (1895). Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma, based upon the collection made by Eugene W. Oates and preserved in the British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.17492.
2. "Gen. Physcoa Thorell, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-26.