original description(ofPlatyrrhacus arietis Carl, 1912)Carl, J. (1912). Die Diplopodenfauna von Celebes. Revue suisse de Zoologie, 20: 73-206. Genève page(s): 151-152, pl. 5 fig. 10 - 11 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, C. A. W. (2007). An annotated bibliographical catalogue of the Indo-Australian Platyrhacidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). <em>Myriapod memoranda.</em> 10: 49-101. page(s): 82; note: citation list with bibliography [details]
additional sourceHollier, J.; Stöckli, E.; Wesener, T.; Mesibov, R.; Decker, P.; Sierwald, P. (2020). An annotated list of the millipede (Diplopoda) species described by Johann Carl. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 127(1): 183-240., available online athttps://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0015 page(s): 188 [details]
new combination referenceHoffman, R. L. (1965). A new genus of platyrhacid millipeds from Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Revue suisse de zoologie, 72(43): 875-883 page(s): 877; note: Erythrhacus arietis [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality