original descriptionAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1928). The Myriopoda of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum, 26: 1-431. Edinburgh, available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40649179 page(s): 278 [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): 435 [details]
additional sourceManfredi, P. (1949). Alcuni miriapodi della regione del Tanganica. Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali, e del Museo civile di storia naturale, 88: 241-242. Milano page(s): 241 [details]
source of synonymyHoffman, R. L. (2005). Monograph of the Gomphodesmidae, a family of African polydesmoid millipeds. Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, 1-537 page(s): 180 [details]
status sourceHoffman, R. L. (1966). Notes on Aulodesmus and the proposal of a related genus (Polydesmida: Gomphodesmidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut, 63: 193-208 page(s): 200; note: reduced to subspecies [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality