original description
(of Polydesmus hova De Saussure & Zehntner, 1897) Saussure, H. L. F. de; Zehnter, L. (1897). Myriapodes de Madagascar. <em>Histoire physique naturelle et politique de Madagascar.</em> 27(53): pls 1-12. Paris.
page(s): plate 5, figure 23; note: Named Polydesmus hova in figure caption [details]
additional source
Golovatch, S. I.; Hoffman, R. L. (1989). Identity of <em>Polydesmus hamatus</em> Brandt 1841, a Malagasy milliped (Diplopoda Polydesmida Dalodesmidae). <em>Tropical Zoology.</em> 2(2): 159-164., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03946975.1989.10539436 [details]
additional source
Enghoff, H. (2003). Diplopoda, Millipedes. In: Goodman, S.G. & Benstead, J.P. (eds.): The Natural History of Madagascar – The University of Chicago Press, 1760, 617-627
page(s): 623 [details]
source of synonymy
Wesener, T.; Akkari, N.; Golovatch, S. I. (2025). Revision of the millipede family Dalodesmidae in Madagascar, with descriptions of two new Malagasy species of Dalodesmus Cook, 1896 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1223: 185-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1223.139346
page(s): 203; note: Redescription of both D. hova and D. tectus, synonymization [details]
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