Acoustic and substrate‐borne vibrations are among the most widely used signalling
modalities in animals. Arthropods display a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs …

Three new species of giant pill-millipedes, Sphaerobelum meridionalis Bhansali & Wesener
sp. nov., Zephronia chrysomallos Bhansali & Wesener sp. nov. and Zephronia erawani …

Two new species of giant pill-millipedes, Zephronia viridisoma Rosenmejer & Wesener sp.
nov. and Sphaerobelum aesculus Rosenmejer & Wesener sp. nov., are described based on …

Before this study, giant pill-millipedes (order Sphaerotheriida) were unknown from Laos
despite their presence in all surrounding countries. As by-catch from collections by …

The Polyxenidae in the fauna of the Crimeo-Caucasian region is represented by four
species: Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)(= P. lagurus caucasicus Lignau, 1924, syn …

Considering the large area of the Indian subcontinent, its known millipede diversity is sparse
with only ca. 270 described species in 90 genera, 25 families and 11 orders. So far, not a …

A large collection of millipedes (Diplopoda) from Madagascar, belonging to the Museum “La
Specola” in Florence, Italy were investigated. The collection includes three new species of …

Seven new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Zoosphaerium Pocock, 1895 are
described from Madagascar: Z. nigrum sp. nov., Z. silens sp. nov., Z. ambatovaky sp. nov., Z …

The pill millipede species Glomeris aurita remained of relative unknown origin and
appearance until its recent rediscovery in samples from the Bergamasque Alps, northern …

Six new species of the Spirobolida millipede genus Riotintobolus Wesener, 2009, are
described from the spiny forest in southern Madagascar utilising genetic barcoding …