| 词条 | Arthrosphaeridae |
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| image = Arthrosphaeridae (253877564).jpg | image_caption = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | subphylum = Myriapoda | classis = Diplopoda | ordo = Sphaerotheriida | familia = Arthrosphaeridae | familia_authority = }}Arthrosphaeridae is a family of giant pill millipedes that are found in Madagascar, the Western Ghats of India, and Sri Lanka. The largest pill-millipede in the world, Zoosphaerium neptunus (Butler 1872) belongs to this family and is known to swarm at certain times of the year.[1] An introduced population exists on the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[2] The first segment of the anterior telopods have a stridulatory organ known as a "harp" and this has one to ten ribs. The anal plate on the female is enlarged and has 1-12 ribs while the male anal shield has no special sclerotized notch as seen in other families. The segments of the antenna are oval or cylindrical.[3] References1. ^{{cite journal|title=Swarming behaviour and mass occurrences in the world's largest giant pill-millipede species, Zoosphaerium neptunus, on Madagascar and its implication for conservation efforts (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida)|author=Thomas Wesener; and Kai Schütte|year=2010|journal=Madagascar Conservation and Development|volume=5|issue=2|pages=89–94|doi=10.4314/mcd.v5i2.63137}} 2. ^{{cite journal|author=H. Enghoff|year=1978|title=Arthrosphaera cf. brandti (Humbert), a giant pill millipede found in Tanzania, probably introduced from Sri Lanka|journal= Revue de zoologie africaine|volume=91|issue=4|pages=997–999}} 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Wesener|first1=Thomas|title=A new phylogenetic analysis of the Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda) with a revision of the Australian giant pill-millipedes|journal=Invertebrate Systematics|date=2014|volume=28|issue=2|pages=196|doi=10.1071/IS13048}} External links{{Commons category-inline}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q18354261}}{{myriapoda-stub}} 4 : Sphaerotheriida|Millipedes of Asia|Millipedes of Africa|Millipede families |
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