Arthrosphaera brandtii

The Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede, (Arthrosphaera brandtii), 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]

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

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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