Kelidocoris Kolenati, 1845: 102 (as subgenus of Polymerus; transferred to Globiceps by Reuter, 1875g: 133). Type species by subsequent designation (Reuter, 1888a: 408): Lygaeus flavomaculatus Fabricius, 1794 sensu Kolenati, 1845 (= Globiceps fulvicollis var. cruciatus Reuter, 1879).
Paraglobiceps Wagner, 1956a: 358, 359 (as subgenus of Globiceps; syn. Kerzhner, 1993b: 99). Type species by original designation: Lygaeus flavomaculatus Fabricius, 1794.