Taxonomic revision of African Cypridini. The genera Cypris O.F. Mueller, Pseudocypris Daday and Globocypris Klie (Crustacea, Ostracoda)
1990
Martens, K. (Koninklijk Belgisch Inst. voor Natuurwetenschappen, Brussel (Belgium). Zoetwaterbiologie)
The tribe Cypridini is characterized by the presence of '8'-shaped loops in the internal spermiductus of the hemipenes. It appears that anatomy of the valve margins is far less important at this taxonomical level. The Cypridini at present comprise four genera: Cypris, Pseudocypris, Ramotha and Globocypris. Nine African species are retained in Cypris, two of which are here described as new: C. elburensis n.sp. and C. galefensis n.sp., both from Somalian inland waters. C. labiata Rome is placed in the synonymy of C; decaryi Gauthier, and the male of this species is furthermore described for the first time. C. neumanni (G.W. Mueller) and C. connica Lowndes are both retained as synonyms of C. latissima (G.W. Mueller), and C. inflata Daday (nec Sars) is furthermore added to the list of synonyms of this species. The ill-known C. busingiziensis Klie and C. puberoides Vavra are redescribed on their type material. Seven African species are retained in Pseudocypris. The type material of the types species, P. bouvieri Daday, is extensively redescribed. P. testudo Sars is synonymized with PP. acuta (G.W. Mueller). Males from all but one species (P. spinosa) are here described, some for the first time. The ill-known Globocypris trisetosa Klie was found in large densities in two South-African localities. An extensive redescription is offered and its position is discussed. The distribution of all these taxa is given and new records are added.
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