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original descriptionAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1926). Myriopoda. In: Kükenthal, Willy: Handbuch der Zoologie. Vierter Band. Erste Hälfte., 4(1): 1-6. Berlin, Leipzig page(s): 146; note: In genus key [details]
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redescriptionAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1928). The Myriopoda of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum, 26: 1-431. Edinburgh, available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40649179 page(s): 266 [details]