Millipedes of Australia


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Chordeumatida
Polydesmida
Polyxenida
Polyzoniida
Siphonophorida
Sphaerotheriida
Spirobolida
Spirostreptida
 
Introduced
species



Order
Sphaerotheriida


Genus
Cynotelopus Epicyliosoma
   overview

Procyliosoma
   overview

Unplaced spp.
 
E. (Epicyliosoma)
spp.

E. (Paracyliosoma)
spp.

Epicyliosoma
spp.

Procyliosoma
spp.



Sphaerotheriida: Unplaced species


 

Sphaerotherium angulatum Butler, 1878
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Butler 1878: 299. (First description.)
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Preudhomme de Borre 1884a: 26. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Pocock 1893: 130. (Records S. angulatum from 'Queensland' in Challenger Expedition material, but Jeekel (1986: 36) believes this identification was 'probably incorrect'.)
  Cyliosoma angulatum Pocock 1895: 414. (New combination; designated as type species of Cyliosoma Pocock, 1895; gives distribution as 'Eastern Australia, New Zealand'.)
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Brolemann 1913: 80. (Lists as member of the genus Cyliosoma.)
  Cyliosoma angulatum Attems 1914: 141. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Silvestri 1917: 61. (In species list, but Silvestri adds '= Cyliosoma angulatum'.)
  Cyliosoma angulatum Chamberlin 1920a: 88. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Jeekel 1971: 24. (In genus catalogue as type of Cyliosoma.)
  Cyliosoma angulatum Jeekel 1981: 24. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)
  Sphaerotherium angulatum Jeekel 1986: 36 (in species list as type of Cyliosoma),
    39 (in list of species of uncertain generic status).

Types. Two syntypes.
Locality. Rockhampton, Qld.
Collector, date. Possibly collected by Amalie Dietrich for Museum Godeffroy. Dietrich was in Rockhampton in 1866 (Sumner 1993: 30).
Deposited. NHM (Butler 1878: 299).


 

Sphaerotherium convexum C.L. Koch, 1847
  Sphaerotherium convexum C.L. Koch 1847: 100. (First description.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum C.L. Koch 1863: 31 (redescription),
    pl. 14, fig. 27.
  Sphaerotherium convexum Butler 1873: 176. (In species list.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum Karsch 1881a: 28. (In species key.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum Preudhomme de Borre 1884a: 26. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum Attems 1914: 140. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum Silvestri 1917: 61. (In species list, but Silvestri adds '=? Cyliosoma convexum'.)
  Cyliosoma (?) convexum Chamberlin 1920a: 88. (In species catalogue; new combination.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum Jeekel 1981: 24. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)
  Sphaerotherium convexum Jeekel 1986: 39. (In list of species of uncertain generic status).

Types. No information yet.
Locality. 'Neu Holland.'
Collector, date. No information yet.
Deposited. No information yet.


 

Sphaerotherium fraternum Butler, 1872
  Sphaerotherium fraternum Butler 1872: 359. (First description.)
  Sphaerotherium fraternum Butler 1873: 177 (in species list),
     fig. 2, pl. 19 (see below)
  Sphaerotherium fraternum Preudhomme de Borre 1884a: 26. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium fraternum Attems 1914: 140. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium fraternum Silvestri 1917: 61. (In species list, but Silvestri adds '=? Cyliosoma fraternum'.)
  Cyliosoma (?) fraternum Chamberlin 1920a: 88. (In species catalogue; new combination.)
  'Sphaerotherium' fraternum Jeekel 1981: 27. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)
  Sphaerotherium fraternum Jeekel 1986: 39. (In list of species of uncertain generic status.)

Holotype. Sex unknown.
Locality. Victoria.
Collector, date. Dr Howitt.
Deposited. NHM (Butler 1872: 354).


 

Sphaerotherium marginepunctatum Karsch, 1881
  Sphaerotherium marginepunctatum Karsch 1881a: 28 (in species key),
    31 (first description),
    pl. 2, fig. 4.
  Sphaerotherium marginepunctatum Preudhomme de Borre 1884a: 27. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium marginepunctatum Attems 1914: 141. (In species catalogue.)
  Sphaerotherium marginepunctatum Silvestri 1917: 62. (In species list, but Silvestri adds '=? Cyliosoma marginepunctatum'.)
  'Sphaerotherium' marginepunctatum Jeekel 1981: 24. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)
  Sphaerotherium marginepunctatum Jeekel 1986: 39. (In list of species of uncertain generic status).

Holotype. Female.
Locality. Rockhampton, Qld.
Collector, date. 'Mus. Godeffr.' (Karsch 1881a: 31); presumably collected for Museum Godeffroy by Amalie Dietrich, who was in Rockhampton in 1866 (Sumner 1993: 30).
Deposited. ZMB; ZMB 396 (Moritz & Fischer 1973: 369).


 

Zephronia glaberrima Attems, 1898
  Zephronia glaberrima Attems 1898a: 510. (First description.)
  Zephronia glaberrima Attems 1914: 145. (In species catalogue.)
  'Zephronia glaberrima' Jeekel 1981: 24. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)
  Zephronia glaberrima Jeekel 1986: 39. (In list of species of uncertain generic status).

Holotype. Female.
Locality. Cooktown, Qld.
Collector, date. Richard Semon, during his expedition to Australia in 1891-1893 (Semon 1899).
Deposited. No information yet.


 

Zephronia larvalis Butler, 1878
  Zephronia larvalis Butler 1878: 301. (First description.)
  Zephronia larvalis Preudhomme de Borre 1884a: 24. (In species catalogue.)
  Zephronia larvalis Attems 1914: 146. (In species catalogue.)
  Zephronia (?) larvalis Chamberlin 1920a: 91. (In species catalogue.)
  'Zephronia larvalis' Jeekel 1981: 24. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)
  Zephronia larvalis Jeekel 1986: 39. (In list of species of uncertain generic status).

Types. No information yet.
Locality. Torres Straits.
Collector, date. Rev. J.S. Macfarlane, date not yet known.
Deposited. NHM (Butler 1878: 299).