original description
(of Thyropygus ostentatus Silvestri, 1895) Silvestri, F. (1895). I Chilopodi ed i Diplopodi di Sumatra e delle isole Nias, Engano e Mentavei. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova, serie 2, 14: 707-760. Genova, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940747
page(s): 752 [details]
source of synonymy
Jeekel, C. A. W. (2006). A bibliographic catalogue of the Oriental Harpagophoridae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida). Myriapod memoranda, 9: 5-58
page(s): 18 [details]
new combination reference
Demange, J.-M. (1961). Matériaux pour servir a une révision des Harpagophoridae (Myriapodes-Diplopodes). Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, N. S., série A, 24: 1-274. Paris [details]
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