Genus ARAEOPTERON Hampson, 1893

Type species: Araeopteron pictale Hampson, 1893 . TL: Ceylon [Sri Lanka], by monotypy. ARAEOPTERUM Hampson, 1895; unjustified emendation of Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 . THELXINOA Turner, 1902 . Type species: Thelxinoa epiphracta Turner, 1902 . TL: Australia. ESSONISTIS Meyrick, 1902 . Type species: Essonistis micraeola Meyrick, 1902 . TL: Australia. ARAEOPTERA Hampson, 1910; unjustified emendation of Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 . ARAEOPTERELLA Dyar, 1914 . Type species: Araeopterella miscidisce Dyar, 1914 . TL: Panama; synonym of Arae-

opteron Hampson, 1893.

ARAEOPTERELLA Fibiger & Hacker, 2001 . Type species: Araeopterella sterrhaoides Fibiger and Hacker, 2001; synonym of Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 .