Four new and one newly recorded species of Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 (Erebidae, Boletobiinae, Araeopteronini), with the checklist of the genus from China

Four new species of the genus <i>Araeopteron</i> Hampson, 1893 are described: <i>A. maculas</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. simaoensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. submedogensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A. kononenkoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A. xanthopis</i> (Hampson, 1907) is reported for the first time from China. The new species are diagnosed based on the adult habitus and genitalia, and compared with related species. Meanwhile, the genitalia of <i>A. xanthopis</i> are illustrated and described for the first time in this study.