Revision of the Afrotropical crab-spider genus Parabomis Kulczyński, 1901 (Araneae: Thomisidae) Author Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. 0000-0003-1532-1379 ARC-Plant Health and Protection, Private Bag X 134, Queenswood 0121, South Africa & Department of Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa DippenaarA @ arc. agric. za; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1532 - 1379 Author Foord, Stefan H. 0000-0002-9195-2562 stefan. foord @ univen. ac. za; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9195 - 2562 stefan.foord@univen.ac.za text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-30 4899 1 161 174 journal article 8697 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.8 90855d8d-93eb-4a4f-a4cf-3c36fdf9c2a5 1175-5326 4400882 A0C2249D-1099-4F9E-80F2-04A3770E8744 Key to the species of Parabomis 1 Males .............................................................................................. 2 - Females............................................................................................. 7 2 Male palp with RTA divided ( Fig. 9 ).............................................................. P. levanderi - RTA single, not divided................................................................................ 3 3 RTA apex blunt ( Fig. 23 ); carapace bearing numerous club-shaped setae............................. P. pilosus sp. nov. - RTA apex pointed ( Fig.18 ); carapace with few club-shaped setae................................................ 4 4 RTA apex directed laterad ( Fig. 12 )…..................................................................... 5 - RTA apex directed dorsad ( Fig. 18 )....................................................................... 6 5 RTA apex sharply pointed ( Fig. 12 ); abdomen profile round............................................. P. martini - RTA base broad, beak-like ( Fig. 28 ); abdomen profile hump-shaped............................... P. wandae sp. nov. 6 RTA apex sharply pointed ( Fig. 18 ).......................................................... P. megae sp. nov. - RTA apex claw-like ( Fig. 6 )................................................................. P. elsae sp. nov. 7 Atrium triangular-shaped ( Fig. 13 )................................................................. P. martini - Atrium round to oval or bell-shaped...................................................................... 8 8 Carapace with numerous club-shaped setae ( Fig. 22 ); atrium bell-shaped, anterior edges of atrium thickened ( Fig. 24 )............................................................................................ P. pilosus sp. nov. - Carapace with few scattered club-shaped setae, atrium not bell-shaped........................................... 9 9 Atrium egg-shaped, ventral border thickened ( Fig. 29 ).......................................... P. wandae sp. nov. - Atrium elongate-oval, lateral border thickened............................................................. 10 10 Carapace and legs strongly mottled ( Fig. 5 )..................................................... P. elsae sp. nov. - Carapace and legs uniform ( Fig. 17 )......................................................... P. megae sp. nov.