Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822: 106. Type species by subsequent designation (Laporte, 1833: 24): Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822.
Euratas Distant, 1910a: 146 (syn. Esaki, 1929c: 417). Type species by monotypy: Euratas formidabilis Distant, 1910, Andaman Sea.
Fabatus Distant, 1910a: 147 (syn. Annandale & Kemp, 1915: 183). Type species by monotypy: Fabatus servus Distant, 1910, Andaman Sea. #Extralimital subgenus: Hilliella China, 1957, Australia.