| Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Lithosiini (tribe)/ Lithosiina (subtribe)/ Parainesis (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Krüger, 2015 | 
| Citation: | Parainesis gen. nov. | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Lithosia mashonensis Strand, 1922. Arctiidae: Subfam. Lithosiinae. – In Strand, E. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus Pars 26: 554. By original designation. | 
| Publication: | Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)). | 
| Journal: | Transvaal Museum Memoir | 
| Volume: | 15 | 
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| Pagination: | 36 | 
                                
                            
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parainesis heterogyna (Hampson, 1910) | (Hampson, 1910) | species | Accepted | Eilema heterogyna | |
| Parainesis marwitziana (Strand, 1912) | (Strand, 1912) | species | Accepted | Eilema marwitziana | |
| Parainesis mashonensis (Strand, 1922) | (Strand, 1922) | species | Accepted | Eilema mashonensis | |
| Parainesis restricta (Hampson, 1910) | (Hampson, 1910) | species | Accepted | Eilema restricta |