Madagascar’s living giants: discovery of five new species of endemic giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Arthrosphaeridae: Zoosphaerium) Author Wesener, Thomas Author Bespalova, Ioulia Author Sierwald, Petra text African Invertebrates 2010 2010-05-31 51 1 133 133 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.051.0102 journal article 10.5733/afin.051.0102 2305-2562 Zoosphaerium villosum Wesener & Sierwald, 2005 Zoosphaerium villosum : Wesener & Sierwald 2005: 19 ; Wesener & Wägele 2008: 42 . Material examined: MADAGASCAR : Toamasina Prov. : 3^( CASC BLF 13126 ) Reserve Betampona , Camp Rendrirendry 34.1 km 332° Toamasina , 390 m , rainforest, 17°55'26"S : 49°11'59"E , B.L. Fisher et al. , general collecting in camp, 28.xi.2005 ; 1^( CASC BLF 13243 ) Reserve Betampona Camp Vohitsivalana , 37.1 km 338° Toamasina , rainforest, 520 m , 17°53'12"S : 49°12'09"E , B.L. Fisher et al. , general collecting in camp, 1–3.xii. 2005 . Antsiranana Prov. : 1ơ ( FMNH-INS 7819 ) Forêt de Betaolana , 11.0 km NW Ambogiangezoka , Befnolana camp #2, rainforest, 1200 m , 14°36.6'S : 49°25.5'E , S.M. Goodman , 18.x.1999 ; 4ơ ( FMNH-INS 7827 ), 1ơ ( FMNH-INS 0000) Station Forestiere de Tampolo , littoral rainforest, 10 m , 17°17.2'S : 49°24.5'E , S.M. Goodman , pitfall traps , 3–16.iv.1997 . Distribution: This species is obviously relatively widely distributed in rainforests in north-eastern Madagascar .