Physocyclus globosus

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Short-bodied cellar spider
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Physocyclus
Species:
P. globosus
Binomial name
Physocyclus globosus
(Taczanowski, 1874)
Synonyms

Pholcus globosus
Pholcus gibbosus
Decetia incisa
Physocyclus dubius
Physocyclus muricola
Physocyclus orientalis

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male
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female

Physocyclus globosus, sometimes known as the short-bodied cellar spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Pholcidae. This is a cosmopolitan species, found in caves and buildings throughout the warmer parts of the world.

This is a small brown spider (body length around 6 mm), with a short, broad abdomen. A black line runs along the back of the carapace, continuing along most of the abdomen. The eight eyes are grouped close together on a raised hump on the face.

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