original descriptionVerhoeff, K. W. (1939). Über südafrikanische Polydesmoideen. Annals of the Natal Museum, 9(2): 173-201. Pietermaritzburg page(s): 218 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, C. A. W. (2001). A bibliographic catalogue of the Siphonophorida (Diplopoda). Myriapod memoranda, 3: 44-71. Oisterwijk page(s): 48 [details]
source of synonymyShelley, R. M. (2003). A revised, annotated, family-level classification of the Diplopoda. Arthropoda Selecta, 11(3): 187-207. Moscow[details]