538 Mr. C. 0. AVaterhouse's ttvo new genera, 



margin and extends for some distance. Abdomen petiolate. Tarsi 

 four-jointed, the basal joint very elongate. 



The species for which I propose this new generic name 

 may be regarded as a primitive Polynema in which the 

 wing vein, although evanescent, is still present for a con- 

 siderable length, the basal thickened portion is moreover 

 longer than in typical Polynema. The build of the insects 

 is somewhat different from that of the European Polynema 

 owing to the thorax being less narrowed in front and 

 behind. 



Palaeoneura Turneri, sp. n. 



$. Black, shining, the petiole of the abdomen and the legs dark 

 pitchy, the knees paler. Tlie tibiae are paler than the femora. 

 The front tarsi are pale pitchy with the apical joint very dark. 

 The posterior tarsi have the first and second joints pitchy yellow, 

 the third pale pitchy, the fourth very dark. The basal joint and 

 half the second are together equal to the remaining joints. Antennae 

 with the second joint pale pitchy below, the third, fourth and fifth 

 joints elongate narrow, the sixth a trifle shorter and broader, the 

 seventh much shorter, the eighth as long as the sixth, much widened 

 in the middle, the club equal in length to the eighth, seventh and 

 about half the sixth together. Front wings very broad 1*45 x '55 

 mm., the apex rounded, the apical portion of the hind margin rather 

 straight, and slightly oblique; the surface hairs very close, short 

 and fine; the longest cilia '16 m. The posterior wing with about 

 47 cilia to the hind margin. 



Length 1*3 mm. 



Hah. Tasmania, Mount Wellington, 2,300 ft., March 22 

 and April 6, 1913. 



Palaeoneura inferrupta, sp. n. 



$. Black, shining. Antennae with the second and third joints 

 pitchy yellow, the second with its upper edge dark. The third 

 joint very slender, a little longer than the second, the fourth and 

 fifth much longer, the sixth and seventh each shorter, the eighth 

 very short, ovate, the club and the eighth joint together equal to 

 the seventh, sixth and fifth together. Front legs, except the base 

 of the femora and apical joint of the tarsi, pitchy yellow, shaded in 

 parts with light pitchy. Posterior legs dark pitchy, the knees and 

 basal joint of the tarsi pitchy yellow; the second and third joints 

 rather darker. The basal joint of the hind tarsi very long, a trifle 



