Diplodus Amyot & Serville, 1843: 370 (junior homonym Diplodus Rafinesque, 1810 and Diplodus Agassiz, 1841, Pisces). Type species by monotypy: Reduvius armillatus Lepeletier & Serville, 1825, Bolivia, Brazil.
Diplodacus Kirkaldy, 1900c: 242. New name for Diplodus.