In synonymy:
Harpaxotheria Simon, 1889 = Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 (Pocock, 1895a: 167)
Loxophobema Simon, 1907 = Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 (Laurent, 1946: 303)
Umangia Strand, 1920 = Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 (Laurent, 1946: 303)

type Phoneyusa belandana Karsch, 1884; gender feminine

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Harpaxotheria Simon, 1889h: 413 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04492] (type H. antilope Simon, 1889) by Pocock, 1895a: 167; considered a senior synonym of Loxophobema Simon, 1907d: 225 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05119] (type L. rutilata Simon, 1907) and Umangia Strand, 1920: 106 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05139] (type U. umangiana Strand, 1920 = Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900) by Laurent, 1946: 303; not a senior synonym of Loxoptygus Simon, 1903, Myostola Simon, 1903 (Raven, 1985a: 149, contra Laurent, 1946: 303), Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897 (Smith, 1990c: 21, contra Raven, 1985a: 149) or Pelinobius Karsch, 1885 (Gallon, 2010a: 43, contra Raven, 1985a: 157).

Transferred to other genera:
Phoneyusa bettoni Pocock, 1898 -- see Pelinobius
Phoneyusa celerierae Smith, 1990 -- see Hysterocrates
Phoneyusa celeripes (Pocock, 1897) -- see Anoploscelus
Phoneyusa efuliensis Smith, 1990 -- see Hysterocrates
Phoneyusa elephantiasis Berland, 1917 -- see Hysterocrates
Phoneyusa gregori Pocock, 1897 -- see Pelinobius
Phoneyusa lesserti (Laurent, 1946) -- see Anoploscelus
Phoneyusa mutica (Karsch, 1885) -- see Pelinobius
Phoneyusa rufa Berland, 1914 -- see Pelinobius

In synonymy:
Phoneyusa severini (Strand, 1920, T from Hysterocrates) = Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900 (Laurent, 1946: 305).
Phoneyusa umangiana Strand, 1920 = Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900 (Laurent, 1946: 305).

Nomina dubia:
Phoneyusa minima (Strand, 1907a: 554, Strand, 1907f: 245, f, Cameroon, originally in Hysterocrates) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26.
Phoneyusa nigroventris (Marx, 1893: 587, pl. 70, f. 1a-b, m, Congo, originally in Selenocosmia) -- Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 303.

Nomen nudum:
Phoneyusa pococki Dresco, 1973a: 110 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055627] -- (new name for specimens from DR Congo believed misidentified as P. bidentata by Lessert, 1930, but no diagnosis provided).

Harpaxotheria antilope Simon, 1889h: 414 (Df).
Phoneyusa antilope Pocock, 1897b: 760.

Phoneyusa belandana Karsch, 1884c: 348 (Df).
Phoneyusa belandana Smith, 1990c: 46, f. 188-196 (f).
Phoneyusa belandana Schmidt, 1993d: 111, f. 347 (f).
Phoneyusa belandana Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 651 (f).

Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900g: 843, pl. 56, f. 11 (Dm).
Hysterocrates severini Strand, 1920: 105 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055628].
Phoneyusa umangiana Strand, 1920: 106 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055629].
Umangia umangiana Strand, 1920: 106.
Phoneyusa bidentata Laurent, 1946: 305 (S of Hysterocrates severini and Umangia umangiana).
Phoneyusa bidentata Smith, 1986b: 37, f. 29h (m).
Phoneyusa bidentata Smith, 1987d: 37, f. 29h (m).
Phoneyusa bidentata Smith, 1990c: 48, f. 209-220 (m).
Phoneyusa bidentata Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 653 (m).

Phoneyusa bidentata ituriensis Laurent, 1946: 307 (Dm).

Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917: 469, f. 3 (Df).

Phoneyusa büttneri Karsch, 1886a: 83 (Df).

Phoneyusa chevalieri Simon, 1906e: 189 (Df).

Phoneyusa cultridens Berland, 1917: 472, f. 6-7 (Dm).
Phoneyusa cultridens Smith, 1986b: 38, f. 31h (m).
Phoneyusa cultridens Smith, 1987d: 38, f. 31h (m).
Phoneyusa cultridens Smith, 1990c: 50, f. 231-232 (m).
Phoneyusa cultridens Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 655 (m).

Pelinobius gabonicus Simon, 1889h: 413 (Df).
Phoneyusa gabonica Smith, 1990c: 52 (Tf from Myostola per Roewer).

Phoneyusa giltayi Laurent, 1946: 314 (Dm).

Harpaxotheria gracilipes Simon, 1889h: 414 (Dm).

Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973a: 105, f. 1-13 (Dmf).
Phoneyusa lesserti Smith, 1990c: 53, f. 254a-l (mf).
Phoneyusa lesserti Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 658-659 (mf).
Phoneyusa lesserti Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 301, f. 20-21 (mf).

Phoneyusa manicata Simon, 1907d: 224 (Df).
Phoneyusa manicata Bacelar, 1958: 39 (Dm).

Phoneyusa principium Simon, 1907d: 224 (Df).

Loxophobema rutilata Simon, 1907d: 225 (Df).

Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990c: 55, f. 255-262 (Df).
Phoneyusa westi Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 661 (f).