Palaeoconis gen. n.

Type species.

Palaeoconis azari gen. et. sp. n.

Diagnosis.

Antennae with 19 flagellomeres. Forewing with three pigmented spots; two crossveins present in apical part of costal area. Crossvein rp2-ma approximately as long as basal abscissa of RP2. Media with one macroseta, ending with three terminal branches. Crossveins 1m-cua, 2mp2-cua and a1 present. Abdomen with discernible plicatures on sternites II-IV.

Etymology.

The generic name is a combination of Palaeo and the suffix conis meaning dust.