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original descriptionPorat, C. O. von (1872). Myriapoda Africae australis, in museo regio Holmiensi asservata, recensuit. Pars II. Diplopoda. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar, 29(5): 3-46. Stockholm page(s): 29 [details]
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