Brachiones Thomas, 1925 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 16:548.

TYPE SPECIES: Gerbillus przewalskii Büchner, 1889 .

COMMENTS: Placed in the tribe Rhombomyini by Pavlinov et al. (1990); more closely related to Meriones and Sekeetamys than to any other genera.