Abstract
The genusHungarocyprisVavra, 1906 is known in Europe by a unique species,Hungarocypris madaraszi (Orley, 1886). Its morphological characteristics are briefly reviewed and compared with those ofHerpetocyprella mongolicaDaday, 1909 from Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Two cypridoidean species,Hungarocypris auriculata (Reuss, 1850) andHungarocypris hieroglyphica (Mehes, 1907) from Upper Miocene deposits of Lake Pannon (Central and South-Eastern Europe), are compared toH. Madaraszi. Morphological traits of the fossil species point to close phylogenetical affinities withH. mongolica, and therefore transferred toHerpetocyprella Daday, 1909.H. auriculata is described, based on material from the Vienna Basin, the Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin and from the Styria Basin (Austria). Further, this species is compared toH. hieroglyphica from Banat (Romania). The morphological variability of the former species is presented. Palaeobiogeographical and palaeoecological implications are briefly emphasized.
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