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original descriptionShelley, R. M. (1979). A revision of the milliped genus Delophon with the proposal of two new tribes in the subfamily Abacioninae (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 92: 533-550 page(s): 535 [details]
taxonomy sourceMinelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. <em>Brill, Leiden; Boston.</em> 482 pp. page(s): 451; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details]
additional sourceLoria, Stephanie F.; Zigler, Kirk S.; Lewis, Julian J. (2011). Molecular phylogeography of the troglobiotic millipede Tetracion Hoffman, 1956 (Diplopoda, Callipodida, Abacionidae). International Journal of Myriapodology, 5: 35-48[details]
additional sourceLoomis, H. F. (1937). Crested millipeds of the family Lysiopetalidae in North America, with Descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 84(3006): 97-135. Washington[details]
additional sourceShelley, R. M. (1983). A new milliped of the genus Delophon from Missisippi (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae). Entomological News, 94(1): 11-14[details]
additional sourceShelley, R. M. (1984). A synopsis of the milliped genus Abacion Rafinesque (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 980-988[details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584.[details]
additional sourceStoev, P.; Shelley, R. M. (2009). The millipede order Callipodida in Mexico, with descriptions of a new genus and species from Sonora (Schizopetalidae). <em>In: Roble and Mitchell (eds.): 2009 - A Lifetime of Contributions to Myriapodology and the Natural History of Virginia: A Festschrift in Honor of Richard L. Hoffman's 80th Birthday. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication No.</em> 16: 159-165.[details]