original descriptionDemange, J.-M. (1981). Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae (Myriapoda - Diplopoda) de Sri Lanka. Entomologica scandinavica, Supplement, 11: 63-80. Copenhagen page(s): 64 [details]
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