The African representatives of thePardosa nebulosa-group are revised. This group now includes 10 species, five of which are new:P. alticola, P. kavango, P. nostrorum, P. paleataandP. thompsoni.The other five areP. gefsanaRoewer 1959,P. injucunda(O.P.-Cambridge 1876),P. lusinganaRoewer 1959,P. messingerae(Strand 1916),P. naevia(L. Koch 1875).P. lycosinaPurcell 1903, only known from females, is a possible additional species. All the species are described and much attention is paid to intraspecific variability. InP. injucundathe high variability is thought to reflect the existence of different biospecies. An illustrated key to the males is provided. The generic placement of the group and the taxonomic level of the taxa it contains, are discussed.