Transferred to other genera:

Palystes crucifer Simon, 1880 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes cultrifer Pocock, 1900 -- see Parapalystes

Palystes dasyurinus Hogg, 1914 -- see Heteropoda

Palystes ferox (Rainbow, 1899) -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes flavidus Simon, 1897 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes ignicomus L. Koch, 1875 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes incanus Thorell, 1890 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes kochi Simon, 1880 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes ledleyi Hogg, 1922 -- see Heteropoda

Palystes lycosinus Pocock, 1900 -- see Parapalystes

Palystes megacephalus (C. L. Koch, 1845) -- see Parapalystes

Palystes nigriventer Kulczyński, 1910 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes nigrocornutus Merian, 1911 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes pilipodus Strand, 1913 -- see Anchonastus

Palystes rutilans Simon, 1899 -- see Gnathopalystes

Palystes scutatus (Pocock, 1902) -- see Panaretella

Palystes speciosus Pocock, 1898 -- see Heteropoda

Palystes whiteae Pocock, 1902 -- see Parapalystes

In synonymy:

Palystes affinis Lessert, 1921 = Palystes ellioti Pocock, 1896 (Croeser, 1996: 67)

Palystes amanicus Strand, 1907 = Palystes ellioti Pocock, 1896 (Croeser, 1996: 67)

Palystes bornemiszai Caporiacco, 1947 = Palystes hoehneli Simon, 1890 (Croeser, 1996: 70)

Palystes chaperi Simon, 1880 = Palystes castaneus Latreille, 1819 (Croeser, 1996: 25)

Palystes kibonotensis Lessert, 1921 = Palystes hoehneli Simon, 1890 (Croeser, 1996: 70)

Palystes modificus Strand, 1906 = Palystes superciliosus L. Koch, 1875 (Croeser, 1996: 56)

Palystes modificus minor Strand, 1906 = Palystes superciliosus L. Koch, 1875 (Nentwig et al., 2020: 27)

Palystes natalius (Karsch, 1878) = Palystes superciliosus L. Koch, 1875 (Croeser, 1996: 56)

Palystes rubrioculatus Strand, 1906 = Palystes hoehneli Simon, 1890 (Croeser, 1996: 70, after Strand, 1907)

Palystes superciliosus fasciiventris Strand, 1907 = Palystes superciliosus L. Koch, 1875 (Croeser, 1996: 56)

Nomina dubia:

Palystes derasus (C. L. Koch, 1845: 28, f. 973, f, South Africa, originally in Ocypete) -- Jäger, 2020c: 74

Palystes spiralis Strand, 1907d: 737 (m, Madagascar) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26