original descriptionCausey, N. B. (1942). Six new Diplopods of the family Xystodesmidae. . Entomological News, 53: 165-170 page(s): 167 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication. 8: 1-584., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410 page(s): 311 [details]
source of synonymyHoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication. 8: 1-584., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410 page(s): 311 [details]
source of synonymyJeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online athttps://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf page(s): 291 [details]
new combination referenceKeeton, W. T. (1959). A revision of the milliped genus Brachoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 109(3411): 1-58. Washington D.C. page(s): 38; note: Brachoria kentuckiana [details]