The original diagnosis of the genus Aquilapollenites is inadequate. It is suitably emended here and a revised generic diagnosis is given. The validity of the genera Aquilapollenites and Pentapollenites is examined. It is concluded that Aquilapollenites has seniority over Pentapollenites.The holotypes of the type species Aquilapollenites quadrilobus and A. trialatus have been lost. These two species are redescribed in detail and their neotypes selected. A. formosus is described as a new species from the Upper Cretaceous Oldman Formation of Alberta.