Zephroniidae (sometimes misspelled "Zephronidae") is a family of giant pill millipedes in the taxonomic order Sphaerotheriida. They occur in southeast Asia from the Himalayas and China south and east to Sulawesi and to Australia, and also inhabit some Philippine islands.

Genera in the family Zephroniidae:

Zephroniidae

Bothrobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – monotypic, Borneo

Castanotherium Pocock, 1895 – 50 species, Indonesian Islands, Philippines

Castanotheroides Chamberlin, 1921 – 3 species, Philippines

Cryxus Leach, 1814 – monotypic, Asia

Cynotelopus Jeekel, 1986

Indosphaera Attems, 1935 – 2 species N. India, Myanmar

Kophosphaera Attems, 1935 – 5 species, N. India, Nepal

Leptoprotopus

Leptotelopus Silvestri, 1897 – monotypic, Myanmar

Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – 8 species, Vietnam, SW China

Pulusphaera

Rajasphaera Attems, 1935 – monotypic, Borneo

Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924 – 4 species, Vietnam

Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 – 22 species, N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo Tigridosphaera Jeekel, 2000 – 4 species, Malayan Peninsula Zephronia Gray, 1832 – 37 species N. India, Myanmar, Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo

Zephroniidae

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Millipedes of Asia

Millipedes of Oceania

Sphaerotheriida

Millipede families

Zephroniidae