Areotilla Bischoff, 1920 . Arch. Naturgesch. 86A(1–3): 25 (in key); 174 (description). Male, female.

Gender. Feminine.

Type species. Areotilla areolata Bischoff, 1920 (male), by original designation.

Taxonomic history. Valid generic name. Sex association. The female of the type species has not been recognized; the presumed females of other species were associated by Brothers, 1975: 590 and described by Mitchell & Brothers, 1998: 194 .

Distribution. Afrotropical.