Caspicolidae Birstein, 1945

Type genus. Caspicola Derzhavin, 1945 .

Diagnostic description. Body laterally compressed. Eyes well developed, round. Antennae 1–2 calceoli absent. Antenna 1 subequal in length to antenna 2, or longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 longer than article 2; article 2 subequal to, or longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum absent. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 not enlarged. Mandible reduced or absent; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 inner plate apically setose; palp symmetrical. Coxal gills number and sequence not known, not stalked; sternal gills absent; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae simple. Gnathopod 1 chelate; smaller (or weaker) than gnathopod 2; propodus palm without robust setae along palmar margin. Gnathopod 2 chelate; dissimilar in males and females (sexually dimorphic); carpus not produced along posterior margin of propodus, projecting between merus and carpus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 without posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 shorter than pereopod 6; coxa with large anteroventral lobe. Pereopod 7 longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free; without slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 without large distoventral robust seta. Urosomite 2 without dorsal setae. Uropod 1 without basofacial robust seta (robust or simple). Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; uniramous, without plumose setae. Telson deeply cleft; dorsal or lateral robust setae absent; apical robust setae present.

Habitat. Freshwater, epigean.

Included genera. Caspicola Birstein, 1945 .

Distribution. Caspian Sea.