The generic characters ofOdontopyge kollariiBrandt 1841, type species ofOdontopyge, have never been established with the result that association of the name with an actual species-group has been purely subjective and arbitrary. Although the original type specimen appears to be lost, a careful comparison of the detailed description with material taken near the type locality in the Sudan suggests very conclusively thatkollariiis a senior synonym toOmopyge zavattariiManfredi 1941. SinceOmopygehas generally been regarded as distinct from other taxa of the Odontopygidae at the subfamily level, substantial nomenclatorial modifications are mandated by the proposed identification ofO. kollariiand a revised classification of the family is provided. The many species previously referred toOdontopyge(sensu auct.) must be referred to other genera, some of which are still undefined.