Genus Empecta Erichson, 1847

Empecta Erichson, 1847: 657; Blanchard, 1850: 152; Burmeister, 1855: 286; Lacordaire, 1856: 277; Gemminger and Harold, 1869: 1162 (catalogue); Brenske, 1891: 98; Alluaud, 1900: 265; Dalla Torre, 1912: 168 (catalogue); Dewailly, 1950: 229 (redescription, key); Lacroix, 1989: 44 (redescription, key)

Type species: Empecta obsoleta Blanchard, 1850; subsequent designation by Dewailly (1950).

Distribution: Madagascar.