Hydrobiologia 377: 205–211, 1998. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in Belgium. 205 Anomopoda (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from some Venezuelan tepuis Igor Hudec Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Löfflerova 10, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic E-mail: hudec@saske.sk Received 7 November 1997; in revised form 2 February 1998; accepted 17 February 1998 Key words: Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anomopoda, Alona rusticoides n. sp., taxonomy, Venezuela, ‘Cladocera’ Abstract Seven anomnopodan species were recorded from top of Roraima and Ptari tepuis. Alona rusticoides is new species and Acroperus sp., Alonella cf. excisa and Paralona pigra seem to be different from species described from Europe. This paper supplements existing informations on unique biota of Venezuelan tepuis. First data on Anomopoda from this region have been published by Smirnov et al. (1995). Material examined: 1. Ptari tepui: pool quite near to tepui slope, 11.2.1995. 2. Roraima tepui: small pool in rock depression, 19.2.1995. 3. Roraima tepui: few pools in bogs rich on filamen- tous Algae and Drosera sp. 20.2.1995. Recorded taxa: Locality Fam DAPHNIIDAE Ceriodaphnia cf. pulchella – 1 specimen 3 Simocephalus acutirostratus (King, 1853) – 1 juv. spec. 2 Fam. CHYDORIDAE Acroperus sp. (non A. harpae) – 3 spec. 3 Alona rusticoides n. sp. – 57 spec. 1,2,3 Recorded taxa: Locality Alonella cf. excisa – 1 spec. 3 Paralona cf. pigra – 12 spec. 1 Fam. MACROTHRICIDAE Streblocerus superserricaudatus Smirnov, 1995 – 7 spec. 1,2,3 Notes to some examined species Alona rusticoides n. sp. (Figures 1–8) Etymology: The species is named after the similar A. rustica Scott, 1895. Type locality: Roraima Tepui – small pool in rock de- pression. Holotype: one parthenogenetic female mounted in PVA deposited in Britih Museum of Natural History (BMNH) in London (No. 199. ..) Paratypes: The series of parthenogenetic females mounted in PVA: 1-st slide with 10 specimens (BMNH No. 1998.785–795); 2-nd slide with 2 speci- mens (BMNH No. 1998.796–797); 3-rd slide with 13 specimens (BMNH 1998.798–810); and one tube with 15 specimens in alcohol (BMNH 1998.811–825). Few individuals in author’s collection.