Zoosphaerium elegans ( Lenz, 1880 )

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 : 81

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5391729
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5467930
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA451447-2B40-FFA1-FF73-FC38FD9A9AE3
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Zoosphaerium elegans ( Lenz, 1880 )
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Zoosphaerium elegans ( Lenz, 1880) View in CoL

Sphaerotherium elegans Lenz, 1880: 1 3. — de Saussure & Zehntner 1902: 48 (lists species name).

Zoosphaerium elegans View in CoL – Jeekel 1999: 14 (lists species name). — Enghoff 2003: 20 (lists species name).

REMARKS

According to the original description, the male type specimen was in the possessions of the Senckenberg Institute. A search through the collection of the Senckenberg Museum by the first author did not lead to the rediscovery of the type. Furthermore, Lenz stated in a footnote that Z. elegans might represent the unknown male of Z. hippocastanum , because the individuals came from the same locality (Nosy Bé), and that Lenz wanted to synonymize them.