original description
Porat, C. O. von (1894). Zur Myriopodenfauna Kameruns. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens handlingar, Bihang, 20(5): 3-89. Stockholm, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14232226
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source
Cook, O. F. (1896). On the Xyodesmidae, a new family. Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda), 4: 15-17
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source
Jeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online at https://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf
page(s): 256 [details]
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