Original description:
- Eccles, David H. & Ethelwynn Trewavas. 1989. "Malawian cichlid fishes. The Classification of some Haplochromine genera". Lake Fish Movies, Herten, West Germany. 1-334 (crc00063)
Type species: Haplochromis strigatus Regan, 1922 (original designation).
Described species included (5):
valid: 4 synonym: 1- Hemichromis dimidiatus Günther, 1864 (valid)
- Paratilapia compressiceps Boulenger, 1908 (valid)
- Haplochromis strigatus Regan, 1922 (valid)
- Haplochromis kiwinge Ahl, 1927 (valid)
- Haplochromis fuelleborni Ahl, 1927 (synonym)