original descriptionDemange, J.-M. (1981). Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae (Myriapoda - Diplopoda) de Sri Lanka. Entomologica scandinavica, Supplement, 11: 63-80. Copenhagen page(s): 68 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, C. A. W. (2006). A bibliographic catalogue of the Oriental Harpagophoridae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida). Myriapod memoranda, 9: 5-58 page(s): 33 [details]