Coreus Fabricius, 1794: 126. Type species by subsequent designation (Latreille, 1810: 433): Cimex marginatus Linnaeus, 1758.
Coridus Rafinesque, 1815: 119. Unjustified emendation for Coreus Fabricius, 1794. #Coraeus Lamarck, 1816: 494. Unjustified emendation. #Mesocerus Reuter, 1888a: 158. Unnecessary new name for Coreus Fabricius, 1794.