Key to African species of Phlogis

1 Abdominal sternite III, pale. Aedeagus sharply turned dorsally at midlength in lateral view; with sub-apical lateral processes curved posteriorly, then anteriorly, uniform in width. Style with lateral margin distally concave; relatively narrow at base of apophysis. Larger, overall length male 7.4 mm, female 7.5 mm ................................ P. mirabilis Linnavuori

- Abdominal sternite III black, (Fig. 3). Aedeagus broadly curved dorsally at midlength in lateral view (Fig. 10a, b); with subapical lateral processes curved ventrally (Fig. 10a, b), expanded from narrow base (Fig. 10c, e). Style with lateral margin distally relatively straight; broad at base of apophysis (Fig. 10h, arrow). Smaller, overall length, male 6.6 mm ................................................................................................ P. kibalensis sp. nov.