original description
Hoffman, R. L. (1962). Taxonomic studies on the Melaphinae, a group of palaearctic polydesmoid diplopoda. Opuscula zoologica, München, 59: 1-10. München
page(s): 7 [details]
additional source
Kime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2011). Atlas of European Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) Volume 1 Orders Polyxenida, Glomerida, Platydesmida, Siphonocryptida, Polyzoniida, Callipodida, Polydesmida. <em>Fauna Europaea Evertebrata.</em> 3: 1-282; June 2011.
page(s): 73 [details]
additional source
Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003 [details] Available for editors 
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