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costal margin at about mid-wing, also unbranched; M independent 
from R, with three long branches; CU dividing into CUA and 
CUP at wing base; CUA with a long anterior branch (CUA1) 
almost parallel to hind margin of wing and terminating near wing 
apex; CUA2 shorter; CUP nearly straight, short. Hind wing: 
slightly shorter than fore wing; venation similar but CUA un- 
branched. Cross veins weakly developed in both wings, but nu- 
merous and apparently small; antennae slender and relatively long, 
with many segments. 
The most striking feature of this family is the nearly parallel 
arrangement of R, Ml+2, M3, M4, and CUA1, especially in the 
fore wing, and the lack of branching on these veins beyond mid- 
wing. 
Apheloneura, new genus 
Fore wing: RS arising at about 1/5 of wing-length from the 
base; Ml+2 forking about mid-way between the levels of the ori- 
gins of RS and the forking of M3+4; CUA arising from CU very 
close to wing base. Hind wing: Ml+2 arising much nearer the 
forking of M3+4 than to the origin of RS. 
Type species: Apheloneura minutissima, n.sp. 
The generic name is derived from the classical Greek words 
aphel (parallel), and neura (veins); the name is considered plural 
and feminine. Two species of the genus are in the M.C.Z. collec- 
tion. 
Apheloneura minutissima, n.sp. 
Figures 17-19 
Fore wing: length, 3 mm; width, 1 mm. Hind wing: length, 2.7 
mm; width, 1 mm. The venational features of the holotype are 
shown in figure 19. CUA2 forms a straight line with the stem of 
CUA, and it is deeply forked. 
Holotype: no. 7527, M.C.Z.; collected at Elmo in 1927. This 
specimen (figure 17) has all four wings, parts of the antennae, and 
obscure portions of the thorax and abdomen. The preservation 
of the fossil is remarkable considering its small size. The longi- 
tudinal veins are to be seen without difficulty, but the cross veins 
can be distinguished only under oblique lighting along the wing 
