original descriptionCarl, J. (1926). Diplopoden von Neu-Caledonien und den Loyalty-Inseln. Nova Caledonia, Zoologie, 4(3): 369-462. München, available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32896594 page(s): 399 [details]
additional sourceHollier, J.; Stöckli, E.; Wesener, T.; Mesibov, R.; Decker, P.; Sierwald, P. (2020). An annotated list of the millipede (Diplopoda) species described by Johann Carl. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 127(1): 183-240., available online athttps://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0015 page(s): 185 [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): 311 [details]
new combination referenceJeekel, C. A. W. (1964). A new species of the genus <em>Canacophilus</em> Carl, 1926, from New Caledonia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Sphaerotrichopodidae). <em>Zoölogische mededeelingen.</em> 39: 369-374. Leiden., available online athttp://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149453[details]
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