original description(ofHelodesmidae Cook, 1896)Cook, O. F. (1896). Summary of new Liberian Polydesmoidea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 48: 257-267. page(s): 263 [details]
status sourceHoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): page 174; note: reduced to subfamily rank [details]