Zoosphaerium, NOT ASSIGNABLE TO A

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 : 3

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5391729

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA451447-2B36-FFD7-FEF2-FF70FBB19ED2

treatment provided by

Marcus (2021-08-30 09:24:28, last updated by Plazi 2023-11-05 22:31:19)

scientific name

Zoosphaerium
status

 

KEY TO SPECIES OF ZOOSPHAERIUM NOT ASSIGNABLE TO A View in CoL GROUP

1. Third joint of posterior telopods with one long, membranous lobe towards second joint. Female vulva large, operculum surpassing coxa ....................................... Z. subreflexum View in CoL

— Third joint of posterior telopods without long, membranous lobe, joint shorter or as long as second joint. Both joints strongly curved towards one another and with numerous long hairs on both sides ( Fig. 38G, H View FIG ) ............................................................... Z. blandum View in CoL

Gallery Image

FIG. 38. — Zoosphaerium blandum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1902): A-H holotype; A, coxa of 1st left leg with 1st stigma-carrying plate, posterior view; B, 9th left leg; C, coxa of 2nd left leg with gonopore; D-F left anterior telopod; D, anterior view; E, posterior view; F, joints 2-4, inner view; G, H, left posterior telopod, joints 2 and 3; G, anterior view; H, posterior view; I, joints 2 and 3 of right posterior telopod, anterior view (MNHN CB011); J, joints 2 and 3 of right posterior telopod,anterior view (FMMC 5372).Abbreviations: Cx, coxa; St, stigma-carrying plate. Scale bars: 1 mm.