(ofTaphodesmus sanguineus Pocock, 1897)Pocock, R. I. (1897). New genera and species of millipedes of the family Platyrhachidae from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan subregions, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, 20: 427-446 page(s): 440, fig. 14 - 14a [details]
original description(ofTaphodesmus sanguineus Pocock, 1897)Pocock, R. I. (1897). New genera and species of millipedes of the family Platyrhachidae from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan subregions, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, 20: 427-446 page(s): 440, fig. 14 - 14a [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): 83; note: citation list and synonymy list, locality [details]
new combination referenceHoffman, R. L. (1962). On the classification and nomenclature of some asiatic platyrhacid Diplopoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 13, 5: 17-25 page(s): 24, fig.3 ; note: Erythrhacus sanguineus [details]
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