Hephthocara Alcock [A. W.] 1892:349 Neut. Hephthocara simum Alcock 1892. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hephthocara Alcock 1892 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:48 [ref. 881], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:105 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1984 [ref. 24753], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:779 [ref. 34391], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix A [ref. 34432] in Bythitidae). Current status: Valid as Hephthocara Alcock 1892. Bythitidae.