original descriptionChamberlin, R. V. (1943). On Mexican Millipeds. Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological series, 8(3): 1-103 page(s): 22 [details]
additional sourceShelley, R. M., and Floyd, S. D. (2014). Expanded concept of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Spirobolidea): Proposals of Aztecolini n. tribe and Floridobolinae/ini and Tylobolini n. stats.: (re)descriptions of Floridobolus and F. penneri, both Causey, 1957, and F. orini n. sp.; hypotheses on origins and affinities. <em>Insecta Mundi.</em> 0357: 1-50., available online athttps://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/869/ page(s): 23; note: Incorrectly listed as "erythropygus" [details]
additional sourceKeeton, W. T. (1960). A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 17: 1-146. Philadelphia page(s): 114; note: "Inasmuch as I have been unable to see the type specimen, I can do nothing but list the name. It is my guess that, when the type is found, erythrotypus will prove to be a synonym of mexicanus." [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410 page(s): 42 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality