original description(ofMyostreptus buettneri elegans Brölemann, 1926)Brölemann, H. W. (1926). Myriapodes recueillis en Afrique occidentale française par M. l'administrateur en chef L. Duboscq. Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale, 65(1): 1-159. Paris page(s): 26-31, figs. 15-20 [details]
new combination referenceKrabbe, E. (1982). Systematik der Spirostreptidae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptomorpha). Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (N.F.), 24: 1-476. Hamburg page(s): 261; note: Subspecies Myostreptus buettneri elegans was elevated to species: Myostreptus elegans [details]
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