Zephroniidae

Zephroniidae (sometimes misspelled "Zephronidae") is a family of giant pill millipedes in the taxonomic order Sphaerotheriida. They occur in southeast Asia from the Himalayas and China south and east to Sulawesi and to Australia, and also inhabit some Philippine islands.

Genera in the family Zephroniidae:

Bothrobelum <small>Verhoeff, 1924</small> – monotypic, Borneo

Castanotherium <small>Pocock, 1895</small> – 50 species, Indonesian Islands, Philippines

Castanotheroides <small>Chamberlin, 1921</small> – 3 species, Philippines

Cryxus <small>Leach, 1814</small> – monotypic, Asia

Cynotelopus <small>Jeekel, 1986</small>

Indosphaera <small>Attems, 1935</small> – 2 species N. India, Myanmar

Kophosphaera <small>Attems, 1935</small> – 5 species, N. India, Nepal

Leptoprotopus

Leptotelopus <small>Silvestri, 1897</small> – monotypic, Myanmar

Prionobelum <small>Verhoeff, 1924</small> – 8 species, Vietnam, SW China

Pulusphaera

Rajasphaera <small>Attems, 1935</small> – monotypic, Borneo

Sphaerobelum <small>Verhoeff, 1924</small> – 4 species, Vietnam

Sphaeropoeus <small>Brandt, 1833</small> – 22 species, N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo

Tigridosphaera <small>Jeekel, 2000</small> – 4 species, Malayan Peninsula

Zephronia <small>Gray, 1832</small> – 37 species N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo

Gallery

<Gallery> Borneo pill millipede.jpg|Pill millipede spotted in Borneo </Gallery>

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