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original descriptionCook, O. F. (1896). A Synopsis of Malayan Platyrrhacidae. <em>Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda).</em> 1: 1-4., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52583888 page(s): 13 [details]
additional sourceAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1938). Myriapoda 3. Polydesmoidea II. Fam. Leptodesmidae, Platyrhachidae, Oxydesmidae, Gomphodesmidae. Das Tierreich, 69: 1-487. Berlin page(s): 366 [details]
additional sourceMoritz, M.; Fischer, S.-C. (1978). Die Typen der Myriapoden-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums Berlin. I. Diplopoda. Teil 4: Polydesmida. Teil 5: Ergänzungen. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 54(1): 99-160. Berlin page(s): 112 [details]
additional sourceShelley, R. M. (1999). Centipedes and millipedes with emphasis on North American fauna. Kansas School Naturalist, 45(3): 1-15. Emporia page(s): 224 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1976). A fourth contribution to the knowledge of oxydesmid Diplopoda. Revue de Zoologie africaine, 90(4): 944-970 page(s): 961 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L.; Howell, K. M. (1980). Records and descriptions of East African orodesmid millipeds (Polydesmida: Oxydesmidae). Revue zoologique africaine, 94(2): 433-456 page(s): 448 [details]
source of synonymyJeekel, 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): 253 [details]
new combination referenceAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1899). System der Polydesmiden. II. Theil. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klassen, 68: 251-436, available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35890675 page(s): 308; note: Orodesmus ansatus [details]
new combination referenceHoffman, R. L. (1967). A second contribution to the knowledge of East Afican orodesmid millipeds (Polydesmida: Oxydesmidae). Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines, 75(1-2): 95-129 page(s): 112; note: Ceratodesmus ansatus [details]
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