original description
Cook, O. F. (1896). The genera of Oxydesmidae. Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda), 3: 9-14
page(s): 11 [details]
additional source
Silvestri, F. (1910). Collezioni zoologiche fatte nell'Uganda dal Dr. E.Bayon. V. Contribuzione alla conoscenza dei Miriapodi dell'Uganda. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova, serie 3, 4: 457-478. Genova, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29875397
page(s): 465 [details]
source of synonymy
Shelley, R. M. (1999). Centipedes and millipedes with emphasis on North American fauna. Kansas School Naturalist, 45(3): 1-15. Emporia
page(s): 355 [details]
new combination reference
Attems, C. M. T. Graf von (1899). System der Polydesmiden. II. Theil. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klassen, 68: 251-436, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35890675
page(s): 301; note: Oxydesmus ituri [details]
From editor or global species database
Orignal DEscription p. 11 Lacnodesmus ituri Cook, 1896