Tribolium Desv, Opusc. Sci. Phys. Nat. 64 (1831). Synonyms are Lasiochloa Kunth 1832, Urochlaena Nees (1841), Brizopyrum Stapf (1898) and Plagiochloa Adamson & Sprague (1941) The most recent revision of the genus is by H.P. Linder and G. Davidse in Bot Jahrb. Syst. 119:445-507 (1997).