Demange, J.-M. (1977). Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Spirostreptoidea (Myriapodes, Diplopodes) de l'Inde, dont une appartenant à un genre typiquement africain. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 3e série, Zoologie, 301 [431]: 237-242 page(s): 241-242, figs. 9-10; note: It has probably been imported from Africa. [details]
original descriptionDemange, J.-M. (1977). Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Spirostreptoidea (Myriapodes, Diplopodes) de l'Inde, dont une appartenant à un genre typiquement africain. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 3e série, Zoologie, 301 [431]: 237-242 page(s): 241-242, figs. 9-10; note: It has probably been imported from Africa. [details]
additional sourceGolovatch, S. I.; Wesener, T. (2016). A species checklist of the millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) of India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4129(1): 1-75., available online athttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4129.1.1/21377 page(s): 30; note: This species seems to be the only representative of the primarily Afro- and Neotropical family Spirostreptidae that has been recorded from India. Both other component species of the genus are restrict...
This species seems to be the only representative of the primarily Afro- and Neotropical family Spirostreptidae that has been recorded from India. Both other component species of the genus are restricted to central and eastern Africa (cf. Krabbe 1982), whereas M. importatus has definitely been introduced to India, although its native area remains unknown.