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The first record of the giant pill-millipede genus Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924 from Thailand, with the integrative description of two species (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae)

  • 1. Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Leibniz Institute for the study of biodiversity change (LIB), Section Myriapoda, Adenauerallee 127, D-53113 Bonn, Germany

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Donworth, Patrick, Wesener, Thomas (2024): The first record of the giant pill-millipede genus Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924 from Thailand, with the integrative description of two species (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae). Zootaxa 5419 (4): 545-562, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.4.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5419.4.4

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