Zoosphaerium lamprinum ( Butler, 1878 )

Wesener, Thomas & Wägele, Johann-Wolfgang, 2008, The giant pill-millipedes of Madagascar: revision of the genus Zoosphaerium (Myriapoda, Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida), Zoosystema 30 (1), pp. 5-85 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5391729
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5467940
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA451447-2B41-FFA0-FD1F-FF7FFBBA9DA8
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Zoosphaerium lamprinum ( Butler, 1878 )
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Zoosphaerium lamprinum ( Butler, 1878) View in CoL

Sphaerotherium lamprinum Butler, 1878: 300 . — de Saussure & Zehntner 1897: pl., figs 17-17b; 1902: 38.

Zoosphaerium lamprinum View in CoL – Jeekel 1999: 11 (lists species name). — Enghoff 2003: 20 (lists species name).

REMARKS

All specimens used for redescription by de Saussure & Zehntner (1902) were studied (MNHN CB033). All are young immatures, furthermore their body is abnormally shaped (fixed in formalin?). It is unclear if de Saussure & Zehntner studied the holotype, which was stored at the BMNH, but cannot be traced in the collection. The provided drawing clearly shows a female of Zoosphaerium neptunus .