Biology:Zephroniidae
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Short description: Family of millipedes
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| Family: | Zephroniidae Gray in Jones, 1843
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Zephroniidae (sometimes misspelled "Zephronidae") is a family of giant pill millipedes in the taxonomic order Sphaerotheriida. They occur in southeast Asia from the Himalayas and China south and east to Sulawesi and to Australia , and also inhabit some Philippine islands.[1][2]
Genera in the family Zephroniidae:[3]
- Bothrobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – monotypic, Borneo
- Castanotherium Pocock, 1895 – 50 species, Indonesian Islands, Philippines
- Castanotheroides Chamberlin, 1921 – 3 species, Philippines
- Cryxus Leach, 1814 – monotypic, Asia
- Cynotelopus Jeekel, 1986
- Indosphaera Attems, 1935 – 2 species N. India, Myanmar
- Kophosphaera Attems, 1935 – 5 species, N. India, Nepal
- Leptoprotopus
- Leptotelopus Silvestri, 1897 – monotypic, Myanmar
- Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – 8 species, Vietnam, SW China
- Pulusphaera
- Rajasphaera Attems, 1935 – monotypic, Borneo
- Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – 4 species, Vietnam
- Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 – 22 species, N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo
- Tigridosphaera Jeekel, 2000 – 4 species, Malayan Peninsula
- Zephronia Gray, 1832 – 37 species N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo
Gallery
Pill millipede spotted in Borneo
References
- ↑ Wesener, Thomas; van den Spiegel, Didier (2009). "A first phylogenetic analysis of giant pill millipedes (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida), a new model Gondwanan taxon, with special emphasis on island gigantism". Cladistics 25 (6): 545–573. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00267.x. PMID 34879594.
- ↑ Jeekel, C.A.W. (1986). Millipedes from Australia, 10: Three interesting new species and a new genus (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida, Spirobolida, Polydesmida). 36. pp. 35–50.
- ↑ Catalog of Life. "Taxonomy of Zephroniidae". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2009/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=5433.
Wikidata ☰ Q4266260 entry
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