The Subfamily Candoninae (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in the West Indies

Abstract

Nine new species, two new genera, and two new subgenera of the subfamily Candoninae are described, viz.: a species of the genus Candonopsis, C. hummelincki, probably epigean, with a wide distribution; two new species of the genus Pseudocandona, both elongate in shape, Ps. geratsi, interstitial, in several states of Venezuela, and Ps. antilliana, epigean, widespread throughout the Antillean Islands, including Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola; and two species of Pseudocandona with less elongate, reticulated carapaces and a straight dorsal margin, viz. Ps. caribbeana, interstitial, in brooks and small rivers in Jamaica and Venezuela, and Ps. cubensis, troglobitic, found in cave waters in Cuba.