| Short-bodied cellar spider | |
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| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Superfamily: | Pholcoidea |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Physocyclus |
| Species: | P. globosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pholcus globosus |
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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.