original description
Brölemann, H. W. (1916). Essai de classification des Polydesmiens. <em>Annales de la Société entomologique de France.</em> 84: 523-608. Paris., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8559505
page(s): 585 [details]
additional source
Enghoff, H. (2006). The millipedes of Turkey (Diplopoda). Steenstrupia, 29(2): 175-198 [details] Available for editors
additional source
Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003
page(s): 23; note: Retained in Xystodesmidae as uncertain status. [details] Available for editors
additional source
Hoffman, R. L. (1962). Taxonomic studies on the Melaphinae, a group of palaearctic polydesmoid diplopoda. Opuscula zoologica, München, 59: 1-10. München [details]
additional source
Hoffman, R. L.; Lohmander, H. (1968). The Diplopoda of Turkey. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut, 65: 61-121. Hamburg [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification Means et al. (2021), p.23: "Because the Mediterranean taxa were not broadly sampled for this analysis and nodal support at the base of the tree is generally low (posterior probability < 0.7), the Melaphini and Devilleini are retained as tribes of Xystodesmidae with uncertain subfamilial status, and Macellolophus is kept in the Chelodesmidae." [details]