Parapsallus Wagner, 1952a: 173, 187 (as subgenus of Psallus; transferred to Plagiognathus by Wagner, 1956b: 302; upgraded by Kerzhner, 1964b: 760; transferred to Plagiognathus by Schuh, 2001: 8; restored by Duwal et al., 2013a: 597). Type species by original designation: Capsus vitellinus Scholtz, 1847.