Pausias elegans Vidal, 1950: 176, 177 (downgraded by Linnavuori, 1982b: 148, as ssp. of leprieuri; restored as valid species by Ahmad, 1994: 36). STS: male, Sahara Espagnol [= Western Sahara], Rio del Oro, El Mekeiteb, Oued Ternit; Institut Scientifique Chérifien, Rabat, Morocco.
Pausias mateui Wagner, 1951t: 66 (syn. Ahmad, 1994: 36). HT: female, Western Sahara, Smara; ZMUH.