original description(ofGnomeskelus (Drakensius) Verhoeff, 1939)Verhoeff, K. W. (1939). Polydesmoideen, Colobognathen und Geophilomorphen aus Südafrica, besonders den Drakensbergen, Natal. Annals of the Natal Museum, 9(2): 203-224. Pietermaritzburg page(s): 207 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online athttps://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf page(s): 323 [details]
additional sourceHamer, M. L. (1998). Checklist of Southern African millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). Annals of the Natal Museum, 39: 11-82 page(s): 28 [details]
source of synonymyHoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): 186; note: Synonymized with Vanhoeffenia[details]