Jocqué, R. & Henrard, A. 2015. ‘Ballomma, a new Afrotropical genus in the Cryptothelinae (Araneae, Zodariidae): eyes on the run’. European Journal of Taxonomy 163: 1–24. ISSN: 2118-9773. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2015.163. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.163  I.F. 1.312.

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Ballomma gen. nov. is described in the zodariid subfamily Cryptothelinae. It is characterized by the pairs of adjacent anterior median eyes and anterior lateral eyes and triangular palpal tarsus in the female, the concave tegulum with thin embolus in the male. Apart from the type species B. erasmus gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), the genus contains B. haddadi gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), B. neethlingi gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), and B. legala gen. et sp. nov. (♀). A key to the species is provided. The restricted distribution of the genus is discussed.