A revision of Pachyballus Simon, 1900 and Peplometus Simon, 1900 (Araneae, Salticidae, Ballini) with descriptions of new species Author Wesolowska, Wanda Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51 - 148 Wroclaw, Poland Author Azarkina, Galina N. Laboratory of Systematics of Invertebrate Animals, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Frunze Street 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-3913 Author Wisniewski, Konrad Institute of Biology and Earth Sciences, Pomeranian University in Slupsk, Arciszewskiego 22 b, 76 - 200 Slupsk, Poland text ZooKeys 2020 944 47 98 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.944.49921 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.944.49921 1313-2970-944-47 CBF1BE5BD1E5408B8769E8FA935D6C78 530549BF5AD95FF7B321BF51843EAD48 Pachyballus gambeyi (Simon, 1880) Homalattus gambeyi Simon 1880 : 166 (♂). Pachyballus gambeyi Simon 1901 : 485; Proszynski 1987 : fig. on p. 73 (♂). Holotype. New Caledonia • 1♂; [leg.] Bougier; MNHN 3646; not examined. Remarks. The holotype was examined by Proszynski (1987) . His drawings show that this specimen has palpal organ typical for Pachyballus , but morphological characters do not allow any specific identification. Simon described this species from Canala ( 21°32'S , 165°57'E ), central New Caledonia. All species of Pachyballus are restricted to Africa, which is thousands kilometers from New Caledonia. This distribution pattern is highly improbable, and the situation might have resulted simply by mislabelling the sample, which is not an uncommon problem in collections. As the provenience of the specimen is doubtful we conclude that the status of P. gambeyi remains unclear.