In synonymy:
Phalaea Simon, 1898 = Tetragonophthalma Karsch, 1878 (Roewer, 1955b: 167)

type Tetragonophthalma phylla Karsch, 1878; gender feminine

N.B.: the type species T. phylla is a nomen dubium (cf. Blandin, 1976b: 589); considered a senior synonym of Phalaea Simon, 1898a: 294 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05161] (type P. canescens Simon, 1898, fixed by Simon, 1898a: 294 - and is also a nomen dubium).

Transferred to other genera:
Tetragonophthalma freiburgensis (Keyserling, 1876) -- see Aglaoctenus
Tetragonophthalma obscura Keyserling, 1891 -- see Aglaoctenus
Tetragonophthalma spinipes (Taczanowski, 1873) -- see Architis
Tetragonophthalma taeniata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) -- see Birabenia

In synonymy:
Tetragonophthalma balsaci Blandin, 1976 = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).
Tetragonophthalma crassa (Thorell, 1899) = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).
Tetragonophthalma ferox (Pocock, 1900) = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Blandin, 1976b: 592, sub T. crassa).
Tetragonophthalma guentheri Roewer, 1955 = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).
Tetragonophthalma lecordieri Blandin, 1976 = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).
Tetragonophthalma pelengea Roewer, 1955 = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).
Tetragonophthalma thomensis (Simon, 1909) = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).
Tetragonophthalma wittei Roewer, 1955 = Tetragonophthalma vulpina (Simon, 1898) (Sierwald, 1997: 385).

Nomina dubia:
Tetragonophthalma aculeata (Strand, 1906h: 86, f, Cameroon, originally in Phalaea) -- Blandin, 1976b: 592.
Tetragonophthalma annulipes (Strand, 1913a: 416, j, DR Congo, originally in Euprosthenops) -- Blandin, 1976b: 594.
Tetragonophthalma canescens (Simon, 1898f: 14, j, Congo, originally in Phalaea) -- Blandin, 1976b: 591.
Tetragonophthalma marginata (Strand, 1907i: 183, j, Cameroon, originally in Phalaea) -- Blandin, 1976b: 592.
Tetragonophthalma phylla Karsch, 1878c: 329, pl. 9, f. 4 (j, Ivory Coast)* -- Blandin, 1976b: 589, type species of genus.

Phalaea vulpina Simon, 1898f: 14 (Dmf).
Phalaea crassa Thorell, 1899: 80 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057716].
Phalaea ferox Pocock, 1900g: 863, pl. 55, f. 6 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057717].
Phalaea thomensis Simon, 1909c: 388 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057721].
Tetragonophthalma guentheri Roewer, 1955b: 172, f. 69 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057718].
Tetragonophthalma pelengea Roewer, 1955b: 179, f. 70a-d (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057720].
Tetragonophthalma wittei Roewer, 1955b: 181, f. 71a-f (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057722].
Tetragonophthalma guentheri Blandin, 1974a: 314, f. 14 (f).
Tetragonophthalma pelengea Blandin, 1974a: 315, f. 18 (m).
Tetragonophthalma vulpina Blandin, 1976b: 591, f. 4 (f).
Tetragonophthalma crassa Blandin, 1976b: 592, f. 8-11, 16, 24a (f, S of Tetragonophthalma ferox).
Tetragonophthalma guentheri Blandin, 1976b: 594, f. 1-3, 12-13, 24b (f, Dm).
Tetragonophthalma wittei Blandin, 1976b: 595, f. 5, 17 (mf).
Tetragonophthalma pelengea Blandin, 1976b: 595, f. 6 (f).
Tetragonophthalma lecordieri Blandin, 1976b: 599, f. 7, 14-15, 20, 24c (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057719].
Tetragonophthalma balsaci Blandin, 1976b: 602, f. 18-19, 21-23, 24d (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057715].
Tetragonophthalma guentheri Blandin, 1978c: 26, f. 6i (f).
Tetragonophthalma balsaci Blandin, 1978c: 26, f. 6j (f).
Tetragonophthalma crassa Blandin, 1978c: 26, f. 6k (f).
Tetragonophthalma lecordieri Blandin, 1978c: 26, f. 6l (f).
Tetragonophthalma vulpina Sierwald, 1997: 385, f. 23-24, 27-30 (mf, S of Tetragonophthalma balsaci, T. crassa, T. guentheri, T. lecordieri, T. pelengea, T. thomensis and T. wittei).