Hebrus Curtis, 1833: 198. Type species by monotypy: Lygaeus pusillus Fallén, 1807.
Naeogeus Laporte, 1833: 34 (syn. Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853b: 102; Harris, 1942aa: 124; variant, incorrect spellings Naeogaeus, Neogaeus). Type species by monotypy: Naeogeus erythrocephalus Laporte, 1833 (= Lygaeus pusillus Fallén, 1807). #Extralimital subgenera: Paratimasiellus Poisson, 1956, Madagascar; Subhebrus Poisson, 1956, S Africa.