Arthrosphaera brandtii

Arthrosphaera brandtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Sphaerotheriida
Family: Arthrosphaeridae
Genus: Arthrosphaera
Species:
A. brandtii
Binomial name
Arthrosphaera brandtii
(Humbert, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Arthrosphaera brandti (Humbert, 1865)
  • Arthrosphaera chitonoides (Butler, 1872)
  • Sphaeropoeus brandtii (Humbert, 1865)
  • Zephronia brandti Humbert, 1865
  • Zephronia brandtii Humbert, 1865
  • Zephronia chitinoides Butler, 1872
  • Zephronia chitonoides Butler, 1872

Arthrosphaera brandtii, the Tanzanian pill bug millipede, is a species of pill millipede in the family Arthrosphaeridae. It is found in many African and Asian countries including India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] Mature individuals of the species reach 3–4 cm in length. Adults are pale brown in colour with black lines in between the segments, whereas juveniles are dark brown.[3] The species is one of the most commonly kept giant pill millipede species within the exotic pet keeping hobby.[4] An introduced population of Arthrosphaera brandtii exists on the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[5]

References

  1. ^ De Zoysa, H. K. S.; Nguyen, Anh D.; Wickramasinghe, S. (2016). "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4061 (5): 451–82. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1. PMID 27395514.
  2. ^ "Arthrosphaera brandtii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii : tansanian pill bug". BugzUK. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. ^ H. Enghoff (1978). "Arthrosphaera cf. brandti (Humbert), a giant pill millipede found in Tanzania, probably introduced from Sri Lanka". Revue de zoologie africaine. 91 (4): 997–999.


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