Archaeognoriste, new genus

DIAGNOSIS: Palpi long, three­segmented, mouthparts reduced. Base of RS present, crossvein r­m distinct. All the coxae approximately equal in length. Hind tibiae slightly swollen. Gonostyli with long inner process.

TYPE SPECIES: Archaeognoriste primitiva, n.sp.

ETYMOLOGY: The name is a combination of archaeos (Greek αρxα´os, or ancient) and the genus name Gnoriste . The name is feminine.