Cheilothela Lindb. is recognized as a monotypic genus forC. chloropus (Brid.) Lindb. The South American and New Zealand taxa are considered to be synonymous and placed in the resurrectedChrysoblastella Williams asC. chilensis (Mont.) Reim.Chrysoblastella is segregated fromCheilothela on the basis of numerous sporophytic characters as well as their phytogeography.Cheilothela longirostre Fleisch., from Java, is misplaced in either genus and a new genus,Strombulidens, is erected to accommodate it.Strombulidens is considered most closely related toWilsoniella on the basis of their unique peristomes.