Tribes and genera
Recent research has resulted in the reclassification of the former tribe Enchophorini to a separate subfamily (e.g. ), while the tribe Pyropsini is now included here (e.g.,).
Aphaenini
Auth.: Blanchard, 1847 and Distant, 1906 (distribution: worldwide tropics)
- Anecphora Karsch, 1890 (equatorial Africa)
- Aphaena Guérin-Méneville, 1834 (type genus: Asia)
- Calmar Kirkaldy, 1901 (Gambia)
- Coelodictya Jacobi, 1910 (E. Africa)
- Copidocephala Stål, 1869 (Central Americas)
- Eddara Walker, 1858 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Egregia Chew Kea Foo, Porion & Audibert, 2010 (Malesia)
- Holodictya Gerstaecker, 1895 (Equatorial Africa)
- Hypselometopum Stål, 1853 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Kalidasa Kirkaldy, 1900 (India, Indo-China)
- Lycorma Stål, 1863 (Asia: incl. invasive sp.)
- Malfeytia Schmidt, 1905 (Congo basin)
- Metaphaena Schmidt, 1905 (Central Africa)
- Novodictya Lallemand, 1928 (Congo basin)
- Omalocephala Spinola, 1839 (Africa, S. India, Sri Lanka)
- Penthicodes Blanchard, 1845 (South-East Asia: esp. Indo-China & Malesia)
- Species in the "artificial, heterogenous genus" Aphaenina Metcalf, 1947 are now synonyms of Penthicodes spp.
- Prolepta Walker, 1851 (Malesia)
- Scamandra Stål, 1863 (Malesia)
- Ulasia Stål, 1863 (PNG)
Benamatapini
Auth.: Lallemand, 1959 (central Africa)
- Benamatapa Distant, 1899
Limoisini
Auth.: Lallemand, 1963 (East Asian mainland, New Guinea, Australia)
- Bloeteanella Lallemand, 1959 (New Guinea)
- Erilla Distant, 1906
- Limois Stål, 1863 (Asia: esp. China) - type genus
- Neolieftinckana Lallemand, 1963 (New Guinea)
- Nisax Fennah, 1977
- Ombro Fennah, 1977
- Saramel Fennah, 1977 (New Guinea)
Pyropsini
Auth.: Haupt, 1929 (tropical Asia)
(Synonym: Laternariini Distant, 1906 - unavailable, suppressed by ICZN ruling)
- Datua Schmidt, 1911
- Hariola Stål, 1863
- Pyrops Spinola, 1839 (synonym Laternaria, the genus had been incertae sedis by some authorities)
- Saiva Distant, 1906
- Hellerides Lallemand, 1963 is a junior synonym of Zophiuma Fennah, 1955 in the Lophopidae.
- Flatolystra Nast, 1950 (South America) now incertae sedis
The following PNG/Australian genera were previously placed here, but are now in the Poiocerinae: tribe Poiocerini Haupt, 1929:
- Desudaba Walker, 1858 (formerly in the tribe Aphaenini Schmidt, 1912)
- Galela Distant, 1906 (formerly in the tribe Aphaenini Schmidt, 1912)
- The type species of genus Apossoda, A. togoensis Schmidt, 1911, is now placed in Pyrgoteles: P. togoensis (Schmidt, 1911)
