Rudjakoviella prolongata ( Triebel 1962 ) Triebel

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Rudjakoviella prolongata ( Triebel 1962) Triebel in Malz 1973

Xenocypris prolongata — Triebel 1962: 51–54, table 3–6; Rudjakoviella prolongata — Broodbakker 1984b: 17; R. prolongata — Martens & Behen 1994: 46; R. prolongata — Karanovic 2012: 550, fig. 217.

Synonym: Xenocypris procera Triebel 1962 (nomen nudum); Malz 1973 (nomen nudum).

Type locality: WH 1936/24, stagnant puddle, south of Los Robles (= El Pilar), Margarita Island, NUEVA ESPARTA State, Venezuela (GN 10º59’40” N, 63º50’04” W). Holotype (♁)— RIS, Xe 4134.

In Venezuela: corresponds to the type locality. Other localities in Triebel (1962) and Broodbakker (1984b): NUEVA ESPARTA State —WH 1936/10, stagnant well, probably dry for a few months, Poza de la Laguna Dulce, Macanao Peninsula, Margarita Island (GN 11°00’00” N, 64°15’00” W); WH 1936/12, stagnant well, probably dry for short periods, Poza Baranca, Manglillo, Macanao Peninsula, Margarita Island (GN 10°57’41” N, 64°18’55” W). LOS TESTIGOS Archipelago—WH 1936/30 (emend., see remarks), pond, Poza del Morro de la Iguana, Iguana Island (GN 11°21’32” N, 63°08’03” W).

Remarks: Martens & Behen (1994) recorded the geographical distribution of this species from the West Indies and Venezuela, but of this monotypic species, known records come only from Venezuela ( Karanovic 2012; Triebel 1962). In Malz (1973), the homonym genus Xenocypris Triebel 1962 is replaced by the new name Rudjakoviella Triebel in Malz 1973, to correct the type species Rudjakoviella prolongata ( Triebel 1962) Triebel in Malz 1973. From the information in Hummelinck (1940), it is assumed that sample WH 1936/30 was collected on Iguana Island, Los Testigos Archipelago ( Venezuela).