original description
(of Polydesmus trimaculata trimaculata Wood, 1864) Wood, H. C. (1864). Descriptions of new species of North American Polydesmidae. Proceedings of the Academy of natural Science of Philadelphia, 1864: 6-10
page(s): 6 [details]
taxonomy source
Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003 [details] Available for editors 
basis of record
Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 330 [details]
additional source
Marek, P. E.; Bond, J. E. (2006). Phylogenetic systematics of the colorful, cyanide-producing millipedes of Appalachia (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini) using a total evidence Bayesian approach. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 41: 704-729
page(s): 721 [details]
additional source
Marek, P. E.; Bond, J. E. (2007). A reassessment of apheloriine millipede phylogeny: additional taxa, Bayesian inference, and direct optimization (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Zootaxa, 1610: 27-39 [details]
additional source
Means and Marek. (2017). Is geography an accurate predictor of evolutionary history in the millipede family Xystodesmidae?. <em>PeerJ.</em> 5:e3854., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3854 [details]
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