Zoosphaerium platylabum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897 )

Wesener, Thomas & Sagorny, Christina, 2021, Seven new giant pill-millipede species and numerous new records of the genus Zoosphaerium from Madagascar (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Arthrosphaeridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 758 (1), pp. 1-48 : 38-39

Zoosphaerium platylabum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897)

See Wesener & Wägele (2008) for a revision and Wesener (2016) for a complete bibliography.

Material examined

MADAGASCAR – Toamasina • 1 ♂; Forêt d’Analamay , 9 km NE of Ambohimanarivo village; 18°47′55.4″ S, 48°19′23.6″ E; alt. 1100 m; degraded montane forest, pitfall buckets; 14 Jan. 2009; V. Soarimalala leg.; coll. no. VS-1635; FMNH-INS 3195652 • 1 ♂; Foret d’Analamay , 10 km E of Ambohimanarivo village; 18°48′29.4″ S, 48°20′13.8″ E; alt. 1060 m; dense humid transitional lowland and montane forest; 31 Jan. 2009; V. Soarimalala leg.; FMNH-INS 3119883 • 1 ♂; Parc National de Zahamena, Onibe River ; 17°45′33″ S, 48°51′17″ E; alt. 780 m; rainforest, general collecting in camp; 21 Feb. 2009; B.L. Fisher et al. leg.; coll. no. BLF 22169; CASENT 9068304 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Corridor Forestier Analamay-Mantadia, Ambohibolakely ; 18°46′39″ S, 48°21′45″ E; alt. 971 m; rainforest, general collection; 23–28 Nov. 2012; B.L. Fisher et al. leg.; coll. no. BLF 29952; CASENT 9068293 • 2 specs; Alaotra-Mangoro , about 4.7 km NE of Andasibe village; 18°54′4.2″ S, 48°27′00.0″ E; alt. 985 m; degraded lower montane forest, pitfalls; Jan. 2014; Toky Randriamora leg.; FMNH-INS 2858672 • 1 ♂; Alaotra-Mangoro, 1.5 km N of Sahavarina village, about 4.5 km NW of Antaniditra village and 7 km SE of Ambatovy mine site; 18°51′48.3″ S, 48°21′23.9″ E; alt. 925 m; open anthropogenic habitat and degraded lower montane forest, pitfalls; Mar. 2014; Toky Randriamora leg.; FMNH-INS 2858673 • 2 specs; same collection data as for preceding; coll. no. VS-1676; FMNH-INS 2858674 • 1 spec.; same collection data as for preceding; FMNH-INS 3196509 • 1 spec.; Alaotra-Mangoro , about 1 km S of Ambodiriana village; 19°02′00.4″ S, 48°20′20.3″ E; alt. 980 m; degraded lower montane forest, pitfalls; Mar. 2014; Toky Randriamora leg.; FMNH-INS 2858675 .

Remarks

Zoosphaerium platylabum was previously known only from a few specimens collected near Andasibe ( Wesener & Wägele 2008; Wesener et al. 2010b). Now, the species has been found at several additional montane rainforest sites north of Andasibe, all at elevation levels of 780–1100 m ( Fig. 13B ).

Figures

Fig. 13. Distribution maps marking new localities for known species of Zoosphaerium. Vegetation color marks modified from Moat & Smith 2007. A. Z. neptunus (Butler, 1872).B. Z. platylabum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897). C. 1 = Z. piligerum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897); 2 = Z. villosum Wesener & Sierwald, 2015; 3 = Z. libidinosum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897); 4 =Zoosphaerium discolor Wesener, 2009. D. Unidentifiable juvenile Zoosphaerium samples.