Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865: 445. Type species by subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1901d: 308): Velia nigricans Burmeister, 1835.
Baecula Stål, 1866a: 167 (without species; syn. Signoret, 1877: 65). Type species by subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1906a: 154): Velia nigricans Burmeister, 1835.
Neovelia White, 1879: 487 (syn. Champion, 1898: 131). Type species by monotypy: Neovelia trailii White, 1879, Brasil.
Trochopus Carpenter, 1898: 78 (syn. Kirkaldy, 1901d: 308). Type species by monotypy: Trochopus marinus Carpenter, 1898 (= Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894), W Indies.
Kotovelia Matsumura, 1913: 98 (syn. Esaki, 1926a: 181). Type species by original designation: Kotovelia kawakamii Matsumura, 1913.