As Malimbus is the earlier name, erected by Vieillot et al. in 1805, the remaining species of Ploceus, as well as Anaplectes rubiceps, could in future be assigned to Malimbus.
Since Malimbus was first described in 1805 by Vieillot et al., other species of Ploceus and Anaplectes rubiceps might be moved to the Malimbus genus in future taxonomic revisions.