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- Sphaeromimus abstract "Sphaeromimus, or the chirping giant pill millipedes, is a genus of giant pill millipedes (order Sphaerotheriida) endemic to southeastern Madagascar. The genus was first described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure and Leo Zehntner in 1902 but until 2005 was known only from a single male, whose appearance was so unusual that the authors thought it might represent a mislabeled giant pill millipede from India. It belongs to the family Arthrosphaeridae, which besides Sphaeromimus includes the Malagasy genera Zoosphaerium and Microsphaerotherium and the Indian genus Arthrosphaera. Recent research has shown that Sphaeromimus is more closely related to the Indian genus Arthrosphaera than to other Malagasy genera. Three species have been described within Sphaeromimus, S. musicus, S. splendidus, and S. inexpectatus, although some undescribed species have been found recently. All populations inhabit the leaf litter of the Malagasy rainforests, except for one undescribed species which was found in a cave and the type species S. musicus which has only been found in the dry spiny forest. Recent research has shown that Sphaeromimus populations are highly endemic, since individuals are not able to travel between forest patches. Movement between populations is becoming more limited, as forest is being destroyed at a rapid rate on Madagascar.Like other giant pill millipedes, Sphaeromimus individuals can roll up into a ball for protection. The size of this ball is typically equal to that of a ping-pong ball and can sometimes even be larger. Males have a structure on their anterior telopod, known as the harp, which has several stridulation ribs and is able to produce sounds when rubbed against a sclerotized knob on the leg. They probably use this structure during courtship in order to prevent females from rolling up into a ball. When a female is receptive, it is believed that males use their posterior telopods in order to hold her down for copulation. Females, on the other hand, have a structure on their subanal plate called the washboard, which, like the male harp, contains stridulation ribs and produces sounds. The harp and washboard are present in all species of the family Arthrosphaeridae but are especially well developed in Sphaeromimus, with males having 3–7 ribs on each harp, and females 8–16 ribs on each washboard.".
- Sphaeromimus class Millipede.
- Sphaeromimus family Arthrosphaeridae.
- Sphaeromimus kingdom Animal.
- Sphaeromimus order Pill_millipede.
- Sphaeromimus order Sphaerotheriida.
- Sphaeromimus phylum Arthropod.
- Sphaeromimus phylum Myriapoda.
- Sphaeromimus wikiPageID "28343724".
- Sphaeromimus wikiPageRevisionID "600706583".
- Sphaeromimus classis Millipede.
- Sphaeromimus familia Arthrosphaeridae.
- Sphaeromimus genus "Sphaeromimus".
- Sphaeromimus genusAuthority "Saussure & Zehntner, 1902".
- Sphaeromimus hasPhotoCollection Sphaeromimus.
- Sphaeromimus ordo Sphaerotheriida.
- Sphaeromimus ordoAuthority "Brandt, 1833".
- Sphaeromimus phylum "Arthropoda".
- Sphaeromimus regnum "Animalia".
- Sphaeromimus subdivision "''".
- Sphaeromimus subdivision "S. inexpectatus".
- Sphaeromimus subdivision "S. musicus".
- Sphaeromimus subdivision "S. splendidus".
- Sphaeromimus subdivisionRanks Species.
- Sphaeromimus subphylum Myriapoda.
- Sphaeromimus superordo Pill_millipede.
- Sphaeromimus subject Category:Millipedes.
- Sphaeromimus subject Category:Millipedes_of_Africa.
- Sphaeromimus type Animal100015388.
- Sphaeromimus type Arthropod101767661.
- Sphaeromimus type Invertebrate101905661.
- Sphaeromimus type LivingThing100004258.
- Sphaeromimus type Millipede101786646.
- Sphaeromimus type Millipedes.
- Sphaeromimus type Object100002684.
- Sphaeromimus type Organism100004475.
- Sphaeromimus type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Sphaeromimus type Whole100003553.
- Sphaeromimus type Animal.
- Sphaeromimus type Eukaryote.
- Sphaeromimus type Species.
- Sphaeromimus type Organism.
- Sphaeromimus comment "Sphaeromimus, or the chirping giant pill millipedes, is a genus of giant pill millipedes (order Sphaerotheriida) endemic to southeastern Madagascar. The genus was first described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure and Leo Zehntner in 1902 but until 2005 was known only from a single male, whose appearance was so unusual that the authors thought it might represent a mislabeled giant pill millipede from India.".
- Sphaeromimus label "Sphaeromimus".
- Sphaeromimus sameAs m.0cp0m5d.
- Sphaeromimus sameAs Q7576547.
- Sphaeromimus sameAs Q7576547.
- Sphaeromimus sameAs Sphaeromimus.
- Sphaeromimus wasDerivedFrom Sphaeromimus?oldid=600706583.
- Sphaeromimus isPrimaryTopicOf Sphaeromimus.