Arthrosphaera brandtii
| Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede | |
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The Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede, (Arthrosphaera brandtii), is a species of pill millipedes in the family Arthrosphaeridae. It is found in many African countries, Asian countries such as India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is about 3–4 cm in length. Adult is pale brown color with black lines in between the segments, whereas juveniles are dark brown.[3] It is one of widely used exotic pill bug species in the world.[4]
References
- ^ De Zoysa, H. K. S.; Nguyen, Anh D.; Wickramasinghe, S. (2016). "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4061 (5): 451–82. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1. PMID 27395514.
- ^ "Arthrosphaera brandtii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii : tansanian pill bug". BugzUK. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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