Redescription of two rare hypogean species of the genus Cryptocandona Kaufmann (Ostracoda)

Cryptocandona phreaticola (Kiefer & Klie, 1927) and C. leruthi (Klie, 1936) are redecribed on the basis of type specimens, which allows (1) to present their morphology in detail, (2) to compare both species, and (3) to emphas ize differential diagnostic characters of these species within the genus. T hey appear to be similar to each other and to come close to C. kieferi (Kli e, 1938). Known data on the distribution and ecology of both redescribed sp ecies are also briefly summarized.