Sphaerotherium (Sphaerotherium) giganteum, Porat, 1872

Spiegel, Didier Van den, Golovatch, Sergei I. & Hamer, and Michelle L., 2002, Revision of some of the oldest species in the millipede genus Sphaerotherium Brandt, 1833 (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Sphaerotheriidae), with new synonymies, African Invertebrates 43, pp. 143-181 : 176-177

299 (L); Lawrence 1953: 44; 99 (L), 1954: 170 (L), 1987: 109 (D), 112; 113; 114 (L) Sphaerotherium (Sphaerotherium) giganteum – Schubart 1958: 92 (L); Hamer 1998: 17 (L) Type material: SMNH. Type locality: RSA: ‘Caffraria’. 20. Sphaerotherium granulatum Pocock, 1895 Sphaerotherium granulatum Pocock, 1895: 410 (D) Sphaerotherium granulatum – Silvestri 1910: 196 (D); Attems 1928: 217 (D) Sphaerotherium (Tetraconosoma) granulatum – Schubart 1958: 50 (L); Hamer 1998: 17 (L) Type material: NHML. Type locality: RSA: E. Cape: Port Elizabeth. 21. Sphaerotherium hanstroemi Schubart, 1958 Sphaerotherium (Tetraconosoma) hanströmi (sic) Schubart, 1958: 62 (D) Sphaerotherium (Tetraconosoma) hanströmi (sic) – Hamer 1998: 17 (L) Types: MZLU. Type locality: RSA: KZN: Pietermaritzburg, Town Bush. 22. * Sphaerotherium intermedium Porat, 1872 Sphaerotherium intermedium Porat, 1872: 8 (D) Sphaerotherium intermedium – Silvestri 1910: 202 (D); Attems 1928: 222 (L) Sphaerotherium (Tetraconosoma) intermedium – Schubart 1958: 50 (L); Hamer 1998: 17 (L) Type material: SMNH. Type locality: RSA: ‘Caput Bonae Spei’ (Cape). 23. Sphaerotherium kitharistes Attems, 1928 Sphaerotherium kitharistes Attems, 1928: 216 (D) Sphaerotherium (Tetraconosoma) kitharistes – Schubart 1958: 78 (L); Hamer 1998: 17 (L) Type material: SAMC. Type locality: Mozambique: Macequece. 24. Sphaerotherium krugeri Lawrence, 1966 Sphaerotherium krugeri Lawrence, 1966: 242 (D) Sphaerotherium krugeri – Hamer 1998: 17 (L) Type material: NMSA.

Type locality: RSA: KNP: Gornondwane .

25. * Sphaerotherium lichtensteinii Brandt, 1833

Sphaerotherium Lichtensteinii (sic) Brandt, 1833: 199 (D)

Zephronia Lichtenteinii (sic) – Gervais 1837: 9 (L), 1847: 78 (D); Deshayes & Milne Edwards 1838: 47 (L); Lucas 1842: 521 (D)

Sphaerotherium Lichtensteinii (sic) – Brandt 1841 a: 361 (D), 1841 b: 177 (D); C. L. Koch 1847: 99 (L), 1863: 33 (D)

Sphaerotherium lichtensteinii – Butler 1873: 174 (L); Moritz & Fischer 1973: 369 (L); Jeekel 2001: 32 (L); Golovatch & Hoffman 2001: 239 (L)

non Sphaerotherium Lichtensteinii (sic) – Tömösvary 1885: 68 (L); Daday 1889: 141 (L)

Type material: ZISP, ZMB 63 .

Type locality: RSA: ‘ Caput Bonae Spei’ (Cape) .