Plagiognathus Fieber, 1858: 320. Type species by subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1906a: 124): Lygaeus arbustorum Fabricius, 1784.
Microphylellus Reuter, 1909e: 76 (syn. Schuh, 2001: 8). Type species by original designation: Microphylellus modestus Reuter, 1909.
Gerhardiella Poppius, 1911d: 84 (syn. Carvalho, 1952a: 65). Type species by original designation: Gerhardiella rubida Poppius, 1911, N America.
Chaetophylidea Knight, 1968: 33 (syn. Schuh, 2001: 8). Type species: Plagiognathus moerens Reuter, 1909.