Verhoeff, K. W. (1939). Polydesmoideen, Colobognathen und Geophilomorphen aus Südafrica, besonders den Drakensbergen, Natal. Annals of the Natal Museum, 9(2): 203-224. Pietermaritzburg page(s): 203 [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2024). MilliBase. Platytarropus Verhoeff, 1939. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=893820 on 2024-11-05
original descriptionVerhoeff, K. W. (1939). Polydesmoideen, Colobognathen und Geophilomorphen aus Südafrica, besonders den Drakensbergen, Natal. Annals of the Natal Museum, 9(2): 203-224. Pietermaritzburg page(s): 203 [details]
additional sourceSchubart, O. (1966). Diplopoda III: Pselaphognatha, Opisthospermophora, Colobognatha. South African Animal Life, 12: 9-227. Stockholm page(s): 207 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, 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 athttps://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf page(s): 347 [details]
additional sourceAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1940). Myriapoda 3. Polydesmoidea III. Fam. Polydesmidae, Vanhoeffeniidae, Cryptodesmidae, Oniscodesmidae, Sphaerotrichopidae, Periodontodesmidae, Rhachidesmidae, Macellolophidae, Pandirodesmidae. Das Tierreich, 70: 1-577. Berlin page(s): 432 [details]
source of synonymyHoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): 185; note: Again synonymizes Platytarropus with Platytarrus[details]
source of synonymySchubart, O. (1956). Diplopoda I: Proterospermophora. South African Animal Life, 3: 12-86. Uppsala page(s): 32,47; note: p. 32, rejects synonymy of Platytarropus with Platytarrus[details]
source of synonymyHamer, M. L. (1998). Checklist of Southern African millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). Annals of the Natal Museum, 39: 11-82 page(s): 36; note: On advice of R.L. Hoffman, rejects synonymy of Platytarropus with Platytarrus in Hoffman (1980) [details]
source of synonymyLawrence, R. F. (1953). A revision of the Polydesmoidea of Natal and Zulu land. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 12(3): 291-350. page(s): 332; note: Synonymizes Platytarropus with Platytarrus[details]