THE ANOSTRACA OF THE REPUBLIC OF BYELARUS

A survey of temporary freshwaters in the Republic of Belarus revealed the presence of two anostracan species (Chirocephalus josephinae and D repanosurus hankoi). The two species co-occur in a majority of pools. Their life cycle partly overlaps, with D. hankoi the first to disappea r. Morphological variability in Bielorussian populations is briefly di scussed and compared with existing information. Two further species we re found in Museum collections (Chirocephalus shadini and Streptocepha lus torvicornis).