VELOCIPEDINAE Bergroth, 1891a: 265 (upgraded to family by Doesburg, 2004: 10). Type genus: Velocipeda Bergroth, 1891a (= Scotomedes Stål, 1873a).
SCOTOMEDINAE Blöte, 1945c: 323; Kiritshenko, 1951a: 67 (Scotomedidae). Type genus: Scotomedes Stål, 1873a.