Ochterus Latreille, 1807: 142. Type species by monotypy: Acanthia marginata Latreille, 1804.
Pelogonus Latreille, 1809: 384. Unneccessary new name for Ochterus Latreille, 1807.
Ochtherus Agassiz, 1847: 254. Unjustified emendation.
Neochterus Mahner, 1993: 92, 191 (as subgenus of Ochterus Latreille, 1807). Type species by original designation: Ochterus manni Hungerford, 1927. Unavailable name (see Kment et al., 2020: 31).
Palaeochterus Mahner, 1993: 1993, 191 (as subgenus of Ochterus Latreille, 1807). Type species by original designation: Acanthia marginata Latreille, 1804. Junior objective synonym of Ochterus Latreille, 1807 (see Kment et al., 2020: 31).