original description(ofOnychelidae Verhoeff, 1938)Verhoeff, K. W. (1938). Über einige amerikanische Myriapoden. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 122(11-12): 273-284. Leipzig page(s): 273 [details]
basis of recordHoffman, R. L.; Orcutt, B. S. (1960). A synopsis of the Atopetholidae, a family of spiroboloid millipeds. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 111(3426): 95-166. Washington D.C.[details]
additional sourceShelley, R. M. (1998). The milliped genus Onychelus Cook (Spirobolida: Atopetholidae: Onychelinae). Myriapodologica, 5(11): 111-117. Martinsville[details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1998). Some necessary fine-tuning in the order Spirobolida (Spirobolidae, Messicobolidae, Atopetholidae). Myriapodologica, 5(6): 63-76. Martinsville[details]
additional sourceCupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán; Shelley, Rowland M. (2011). Nuevas localidades para ocho especies de milpiés (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) en México [New localities for eight millipedes species (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) from Mexico]. Dugesiana, 18 (1): 91-94[details]
additional sourceCupul-Magaña, F. G. (2023). Sinónimos Junior para el Milpiés Tarascolus bolivari Chamberlin: Formalización de Actos Nomenclaturales. <em>Southwestern Entomologist.</em> 48(3)., available online athttps://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0314[details] Available for editors