Lanchnophorus Reuter, 1887c: 98. Type species by monotypy: Lanchnophorus guttulatus Reuter, 1887, Madagascar and tropical Africa.
Lachnophorus Distant, 1903b: 68. Unjustified emendation; junior homonym of Lachnophorus Dejean, 1831, Coleoptera.
Lachnesthus Bergroth, 1915c: 178. Unnecessary new name for Lachnophorus Reuter, 1887.