Species Until 2014 only three species of Sphaeromimus were known. A further seven species were described in 2014, some of which are microendemics. S. musicus – endemic to spiny forest S. inexpectatus S. splendidus – from forest fragment on sandy ground, less than 200 ha in size, Sainte-Luce, Anosy Region 2014 S. andohahela S. andrahomana – rainforest taxon from a spiny forest cave S. ivohibe S. lavasoa – from an isolated, c.100 ha rainforest remnant at Lavasoa Mountain S. saintelucei – from littoral rainforest on laterite soil, less than 50 ha in size, Sainte-Luce, Anosy Region S. titanus – from a lowland rainforest fragment called Manombo S. vatovavy– from a lowland rainforest fragment close to the former French Fort Carnot, only known from two old Museum specimens collected in the 1920s. References Sphaerotheriida Millipedes of Africa Endemic fauna of Madagascar Arthropods of Madagascar Taxa named by Leo Zehntner Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure Millipede genera