Zoosphaerium piligerum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897)

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

Material examined

MADAGASCAR – Antananarivo • 1 spec.; Forêt d’Antsahabe, 6 km SE of Anjozorobe; 18°25.3′ S, 47°56.6′ E; alt. 1250 m; dense humid montane forest; 4 Dec. 2005; V. Soarimalala leg.; coll. no. VS-667; FMNH-INS 3119912 . – Toamasina • 1 spec.; Forêt d’Analamay, 12.5 km E of Ambohimanarivo village; 18°48′20.8″ S, 48°21′38.1″ E; alt. 1060 m; dense humid transitional lowland and montane forest; 10 Feb. 2009; V. Soarimalala leg.; coll. no. VS-1706; FMNH-INS 3119891 • 1 ♂; Forêt d’Analamay, 10 km E of Ambohimanarivo village; 18°49′25.9″ S, 48°20′1.8″ E; alt. 1050 m; dense humid transitional lowland and montane forest; 20 Feb. 2009; V. Soarimalala leg.; coll. no. VS-1741; FMNH-INS 3119882 .

Remarks

Currently listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List (Rudolf & Wesener 2017a), Z. piligerum seems to be more widespread in the eastern montane forests (Fig. 13C) than when the species was assessed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List (Wesener & Wägele 2008).