original descriptionChamberlin, R. V. (1943). On Mexican Millipeds. Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological series, 8(3): 1-103 page(s): 65 [details]
new combination referenceShear, W. A. (1977). Millipeds (Diplopoda) from Caves in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.III. Accademia, Nazionale dei Lincei, Problemi Attuali di Scienza e di Cultura, 171(3): 235-265. Roma page(s): 255; note: Myrmecodesmus atopus [details]
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