Arthrosphaera brandtii

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]

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.


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