Zoosphaerium libidinosum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897 )

Wesener, Thomas & Sagorny, Christina, 2021, Seven new giant pill-millipede species and numerous new records of the genus Zoosphaerium from Madagascar (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Arthrosphaeridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 758 (1), pp. 1-48 : 40

Zoosphaerium libidinosum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897)

See Wesener & Wägele (2008) for a revision and Wesener (2016) for a complete bibliography.

Material examined

MADAGASCAR – Toliara • 1 ♂; Mahafaly Plateau, Atsimo-Anrefena , 4 km NE of Vohombe village; 24°23.9′ S, 43°50.8′ E; alt. 80 m; in spiny bush, pitfalls; 27 Feb. 2003; Voahangy Soarimalala leg.; coll. no. VS-540; FMNH-INS 3196503 • 1 spec.; 10.0 km SSW of Tranomaro, along Vohondava River ; 24°41.2′ S, 46°27.2′ E; alt. 225 m; spiny bush; 18 Mar. 2005; V. Soarimalala leg.; coll. no. VS-572; FMNH-INS 3177004 .

Remarks

Additional locality data for this very widespread species, occurring almost everywhere in the southern spiny forest ecosystem, is provided ( Fig. 13C ).

Figures

Fig. 13. Distribution maps marking new localities for known species of Zoosphaerium. Vegetation color marks modified from Moat & Smith 2007. A. Z. neptunus (Butler, 1872).B. Z. platylabum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897). C. 1 = Z. piligerum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897); 2 = Z. villosum Wesener & Sierwald, 2015; 3 = Z. libidinosum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897); 4 =Zoosphaerium discolor Wesener, 2009. D. Unidentifiable juvenile Zoosphaerium samples.