Arthrosphaera brandtii

Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

The Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede, (Arthrosphaera brandtii), is a species of pill millipedes in the family Arthrosphaeridae. It is found in many African countries, Asian countries such as India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is about 3–4 cm in length. Adult is pale brown color with black lines in between the segments, whereas juveniles are dark brown.[3] It is one of widely used exotic pill bug species in the world.[4]

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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1.
  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.


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