Oncopeltus Stål, 1868a: 70 (as subgenus of Lygaeus; upgraded by Stål, 1872c: 40). Type species by subsequent designation (Distant, 1903b: 4): Cimex famelicus Fabricius, 1781.
Transvaalia Distant, 1892b: 253 (syn. Distant, 1903b: 4). Type species by monotypy: Transvaalia lugens Distant, 1892 (= Lygaeus jucundus Dallas, 1852).