Hylophylax Ridgway, 1909

Type species. Conopophaga naevioides Lafresnaye, 1847 .

Included species. Hylophylax naevioides (Lafresnaye) . SPOTTED ANTBIRD.

Hylophylax naevius (Gmelin) . SPOT-BACKED ANTBIRD.

Hylophylax punctulatus (Des Murs) . DOT-BACKED ANTBIRD.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from Hypocnemoides and all other genera in Pyriglenini by boldly patterned plumage. Distinguished from Hypocnemoides by broader bill width and depth compared to bill length, loudsong, nest, and tail movements; habitat and foraging behavior differences are supportive.