Ceraleptus A. Costa, 1847b: 11. Type species by subsequent designation (Oshanin, 1912: 23): Coreus gracilicornis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835.
Ceratoleptus Marshall, 1868: 281. Unjustified emendation.
Molus Mulsant & Rey, 1870: 64 (as subgenus of Ceraleptus). Type species by monotpy: Ceraleptus lividus Stein, 1858.