Brentus is the type genus of beetles belonging to the family Brentidae and tribe Brentini; species are found in the Americas.

Species: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:

# Brentus anchorago
# Brentus approximatus
# Brentus armiger
# Brentus armillatus
# Brentus calcar
# Brentus caudatus
# Brentus clavipes
# Brentus consentaneus
# Brentus cylindrus
# Brentus difficilis
# Brentus dignus
# Brentus doellojuradoi
# Brentus exoptatus
# Brentus extrinsecus
# Brentus festae
# Brentus festivus
# Brentus finitimus
# Brentus firmus
# Brentus forcipitigerus
# Brentus guatemalenus
# Brentus insperatus
# Brentus jaegeri
# Brentus laticornis
# Brentus linearis
# Brentus lineicollis
# Brentus maculipennis
# Brentus maxillosus
# Brentus mexicanus
# Brentus peruvianus
# Brentus quadrilineatus
# Brentus rufescens
# Brentus rufiventris
# Brentus saltensis
# Brentus sculptipennis
# Brentus signatus
# Brentus soukupi
# Brentus turbatus
# Brentus variegatus
# Brentus vulneratus