Procyliosoma delacyi

Procyliosoma delacyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Sphaerotheriida
Family:	Sphaerotheriidae
Genus:	Procyliosoma
Species:	P. delacyi
Binomial name
Procyliosoma delacyi (White, 1859)
Synonyms
Zephronia delacyiWhite, 1859

Procyliosoma delacyi is a species of giant pill millipede found in New Zealand.

Distribution

Procyliosoma delacyi is found in Nelson and Waikato. ^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was originally named Zephronia De Lacyi, in honour of the discoverer's brother-in-law, one Mr. De Lacy, "a gentleman very fond of natural history, and who studies it in his New Zealand home." ^[2] It was described in 1859, and was the first pill millipede described from New Zealand. ^[3] The scientist who discovered it, Adam White, noted that "it is a pretty and very distinct species, the first I have seen from New Zealand". ^[2]

There are two subspecies, Procyliosoma delacyi delacyi and P. delacyi striolatum. ^[4]

Description

Procyliosoma delacyi is a "very highly polished" pill millipede, with a "few scattered punctures on each segment". ^[2] Preserved specimens are greyish-green to light brown in colour. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 64 (1): 3–269 [89].
2. White, Adam (1859). "Description of some Myriapoda of the genus Zephronia, in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 3. 3 (17). London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd.: 404–406 [406].
3. Holloway, Beverley A (1956). "Revision of the New Zealand Pill Millipedes (Oniscomorpha, Sphaerotheridae)". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . 84 (2): 431–446.
4. Ambarish, Cheviri N.; Sridhar, Kandikere R. (2022). "Zoogeography and Diversity of Endemic Pill-Millipedes in the Southern Hemisphere (Sphaerotheriida: Diplopoda)". Discovery. 58 (317): 385–398 [391]. eISSN   2278-5450. ISSN   2278-5469.