Myrmecoris Gorski, 1852: 167. Type species by monotypy: Myrmecoris agilis Gorski, 1852 (= Globiceps gracilis F.R. Sahlberg, 1848).
Myrmicocoris Douglas & Scott, 1865: 34. Unjustified emendation.
Myrmecocoris Marshall, 1868: 281. Unjustified emendation.