original description
(of Polydesmus erythropus Lucas, 1858) Lucas, H. (1858). Myriapodes du Gabon. In: Thomsons Archives entom. II. Voyage au Gabon
page(s): 439, plate 13, fig. 8; note: Type species designation by monotypy. [details]
source of synonymy
Verhoeff, K. W. (1938). Zur Kenntnis der Oxydesmiden. (Nach Objekten des Münchner Zoologischen Museums.). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 124(7): 161-174. Leipzig
page(s): 167 [details]
new combination reference
Porat, C. O. von (1894). Zur Myriopodenfauna Kameruns. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens handlingar, Bihang, 20(5): 3-89. Stockholm, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14232226
page(s): 22; note: misidentified Cook, 1896. Brandtia, 4: 16, see Scaptodesmus porati [details]
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