original description(ofChilorus ovallenus Chamberlin, 1957)Chamberlin, R. V. (1957). The Diplopoda of the Lund University and California Academy of Sciences expeditions. Lunds Universitets Arsskrift, Ny Följd, Avd. 2, 53(8): 1-44. Lund page(s): 25 [details]
new combination referenceHoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): 150; note: the Gervais species is "probably the same species as" Chilorus ovallenus Chamberlin, 1957, type species of Chilorus Chamberlin, 1957, synonym of Semnosoma[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality