Etymology : The specific epithet is a matronym in honour of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864–1922), who was better known as Nellie Bly (her nom de plume), the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
The species Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903, P. fortis
(Ausserer, 1875), P. insignis Pocock, 1903, and P. ornatus
Pocock, 1903 are redescribed, based on examination of the
respective type material. Lectotypes are designated for Pamphobeteus
ferox (Ausserer, 1875) and P. nigricolor (Ausserer,
1875), with these taxa also redescribed. A new diagnosis and
description of Pamphobeteus augusti (Simon, 1889) is presented,
based on a non-type male compared against illustrations
of one of the syntypes. New distribution records of Pamphobeteus
grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 are presented
from Peru. Four new species of Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901 are
described: P. nellieblyae sp. nov., P. urvinae sp. nov. and P.
zaruma sp. nov. from Ecuador, and P. lapola sp. nov. from
Colombia.
