Procyliosoma delacyi

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

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

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]