original descriptionHoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): 188 [details]
taxonomy sourceMinelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. <em>Brill, Leiden; Boston.</em> 482 pp. page(s): 449; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details]
additional sourceGolovatch, S. (2013). A reclassification of the millipede superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea, with descriptions of two new species from the Aegean region (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 340: 63-78., available online athttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.340.6295 page(s): 76; note: diagnosis [details]