- Parasphena dubia Bolívar, 1904 in Kirby, 1910: 321.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951: 16.
Holotype; female; 3a96fa62-fcf2-428b-9973-106865213103; deposited at: Finnish Museum of Natural History (MZHF); United Republic of Tanzania: Mbeya: Manow
- Parasphena dubia Bolívar, 1904 in Johnston, 1956: 168.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951 in Johnston, 1956: 170.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951 (synonym of Parasphena dubia Bolívar, 1904) in Kevan, 1956: 119.
- Parasphenoides dubia (Bolívar, 1904) in Kevan, 1956: 119.
- Parasphenella dubia (Bolívar, 1904) in Kevan, 1961: 154, 159.
- Stenoscepa dubia (Bolívar, 1904) in Dirsh, 1961: 379, 385.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951 in Dirsh, 1965: 128.
- Stenoscepa dubia (Bolívar, 1904) in Dirsh, 1965: 134.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951 in Johnston, 1968: 102.
- Stenoscepa dubia (Bolívar, 1904) in Johnston, 1968: 101, 107.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951 (synonym of Parasphena dubia Bolívar, 1904) in Johnsen & Forchhammer, 1975: 35.
- Parasphena manowensis Kevan, 1951 (synonym of Parasphena dubia Bolívar, 1904) in Kevan, 1977: 505.
- Parasphenella dubia (Bolívar, 1904) in Kevan, 1977: 504.