Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814b: 9. Type species by monotypy: Cimex apterus Linnaeus, 1758.
Astemma Lepeletier & Serville, 1825: 323 (syn. Burmeister, 1835: 283). Type species by subsequent designation (Blanchard, 1842a: 247): Cimex apterus Linnaeus, 1758.
Platynotus Schilling, 1829: 37, 57 (junior homonym of Platynotus Fabricius, 1801, Coleoptera; syn. Curtis, 1833b: pl. 465). Type species by monotypy: Cimex apterus Linnaeus, 1758.
Meganotus Laporte, 1833: 38. New name for Platynotus Schilling, 1829.
Phytocoriza Laporte, 1833: 83. Credited to Fallén and used as senior synonym of Meganotus. Probably a misspelling of Pyrrhocoris.
Platycoris Gistel, 1848: 149 (junior homonym of Platycoris Guérin-Méneville, 1831, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae). Unnecessary new name for Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814.