original description(ofLeptodesmus attemsi Brölemann, 1898)Brölemann, H. W. (1898). Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela (décembre 1887-août 1888. 27. mémoire (1). Myriapodes. <em>Annales de la Société entomologique de France.</em> 67(3): 241-313. Paris., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8313675 page(s): 285, plates 24-25, figs 88-103 [details]
additional sourceAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1938). Myriapoda 3. Polydesmoidea II. Fam. Leptodesmidae, Platyrhachidae, Oxydesmidae, Gomphodesmidae. Das Tierreich, 69: 1-487. Berlin page(s): 95, figs 109-110 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1975). Chelodesmid Studies VI. A synopsis of the tribe Trachelodesmini (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 10: 127-144 page(s): 136, figs 8-12 [details]
source of synonymyAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1931). Die Familie Leptodesmidae und andere Polydesmiden. Zoologica (Stuttgart), (79): 1-150. Stuttgart page(s): 50 [details]
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