Abstract
A new genus and two species, Fittkauneuria carina Pescador & Edmunds and F. adusta Pescador & Edmunds, from the highlands of Venezuela and Brazil, are described. The description of the genus is based on male imago, egg, and nymphs. Fittkauneuria carina is described from male imago and nymphs, whereas F. adusta is known only from nymphs. The male imago of Fittkauneuria is distinguished by the relatively numerous cross veins of the fore- and hind wings and lack of genital forceps; the nymph is distinguished by the epicranium which is strongly tapered anteriorly and has vestigial or weakly developed gill tufts. Preliminary cladistic analysis of the family Oligoneuriidae indicates that Fittkauneuria shares synapomorphies with the African genera Elassoneuria and Oligoneuriopsis and forms a monophyletic group.
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