Arthrosphaera brandtii explained

Arthrosphaera brandtii, the Tanzanian pill bug millipede, is a species of pill millipede in the family Arthrosphaeridae. It is found in many African and Asian countries including India and Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]} Mature individuals of the species reach 3–4 cm in length. Adults are pale brown in colour with black lines in between the segments, whereas juveniles are dark brown.^[3] The species is one of the most commonly kept giant pill millipede species within the exotic pet keeping hobby.^[4] An introduced population of Arthrosphaera brandtii exists on the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.^[5]

External links

• Chromosome studies on two endemic pill-millipedes of the genus Arthrosphaera (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida) from the Western Ghats of India

Notes and References

1. De Zoysa. H. K. S.. Nguyen. Anh D.. Wickramasinghe. S.. Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa. 2016. 4061. 5. 451–82. 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1. 27395514.
2. Web site: Arthrosphaera brandtii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name) . Catalogue of Life. 19 December 2016.
3. Web site: Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede . Catalogue of Life. 19 December 2016.
4. Web site: Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii : tansanian pill bug . BugzUK. 19 December 2016.
5. H. Enghoff . 1978 . Arthrosphaera cf. brandti (Humbert), a giant pill millipede found in Tanzania, probably introduced from Sri Lanka . Revue de zoologie africaine . 91 . 4 . 997–999.