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
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| Species | |
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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, 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Physcoa Thorell, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-26.