(ofPaltophorus probus Attems, 1938)Attems, C. M. T. Graf von (1938). Diplopoden des Belgischen Congo. Polydesmoidea, 2. Nachtrag und Spirostreptoidea, 1. Nachtrag. Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines, 31(2): 225-313. Bruxelles page(s): 239; note: figs 16-17 [details]
original description(ofPaltophorus probus Attems, 1938)Attems, C. M. T. Graf von (1938). Diplopoden des Belgischen Congo. Polydesmoidea, 2. Nachtrag und Spirostreptoidea, 1. Nachtrag. Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines, 31(2): 225-313. Bruxelles page(s): 239; note: figs 16-17 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, 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): 255 [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): 399; note: fig. 436 [details]
new combination referenceDemange, J.-M.; Mauriès, J.-P. (1975). Myriapodes - Diplopodes des Monts Nimba et Tonkoui (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinée) récoltés par M. Lamotte et ses collaborateurs de 1942 à 1961. <em>Annalen, Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika - Zoologische wetenschappen.</em> 212: 1-192. Tervuren. page(s): 143; note: as Mesodesmus probus [details]
new combination referenceChamberlin, R. V. (1952). An arrangement of the Prepodesmidae, a family of African millipeds. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42: 327-333., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697689 page(s): 328; note: as Congesmus probus [details]
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