Shelley, R. M.; Martinez-Torres, D. (2013). The milliped family Platyrhacidae (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea) in the West Indies: Proposal of Hoffmanorhacus n. gen.; description and illustrations of males of Proaspis aitia Loomis, 1941; redescription of Nannorrhacus luciae (Pocock, 1894); hypotheses on origins and affinities; and an updated New World familial distribution. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3626: 477-498., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3626.4.4 page(s): 478; note: elevated from tribal to subfamily level [details]
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original descriptionShelley, R. M.; Martinez-Torres, D. (2013). The milliped family Platyrhacidae (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea) in the West Indies: Proposal of Hoffmanorhacus n. gen.; description and illustrations of males of Proaspis aitia Loomis, 1941; redescription of Nannorrhacus luciae (Pocock, 1894); hypotheses on origins and affinities; and an updated New World familial distribution. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3626: 477-498., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3626.4.4 page(s): 478; note: elevated from tribal to subfamily level [details]
original description(ofBarydesmini Hoffman, 1980)Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): 187 [details]