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.
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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 Verhoeff, 1924 – monotypic, Borneo Castanotherium Pocock, 1895 – 50 species, Indonesian Islands, Philippines Castanotheroides Chamberlin, 1921 – 3 species, Philippines Cryxus Leach, 1814 – monotypic, Asia Cynotelopus Jeekel, 1986 Indosphaera Attems, 1935 – 2 species N. India, Myanmar Kophosphaera Attems, 1935 – 5 species, N. India, Nepal Leptoprotopus Leptotelopus Silvestri, 1897 – monotypic, Myanmar Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – 8 species, Vietnam, SW China Pulusphaera Rajasphaera Attems, 1935 – monotypic, Borneo Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – 4 species, Vietnam Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 – 22 species, N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo Tigridosphaera Jeekel, 2000 – 4 species, Malayan Peninsula Zephronia Gray, 1832 – 37 species N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo
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