Veterna Stål, 1865c: 153 (as subgenus of Pentatoma; upgraded by Stål, 1876: 76). Type species by subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1909a: xxix): Cimex sanguineirostris Thunberg, 1822, tropical Africa.
Awemba Distant, 1908b: 439 (syn. Linnavuori, 1982b: 112). Type species by use of typica: Awemba typica Distant, 1908, East Africa.