The genus was named in 2005 by Wang Xiaolin, Alexander Kellner, Zhou Zhonghe and Diogenes de Almeida Campos. The type species is Nurhachius ignaciobritoi.
A new genus was introduced in 2005 by a team of researchers consisting of Wang Xiaolin, Alexander Kellner, Zhou Zhonghe, and Diogenes de Almeida Campos. This genus is characterized by the type species Nurhachius ignaciobritoi.