original description(ofThyropyginae Verhoeff, 1938)Verhoeff, K. W. (1938). Zur Kenntnis der Harpagophoriden und über eine neue Spiroboliden-Gattung. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, N.F., 7(4): 617-632. Leipzig page(s): 624 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1975). Studies on spirostreptoid millipeds. XI. A review of some Indonesian genera of the family Harpagophoridae. Journal of Natural History, 9: 121-152 page(s): 125; note: nomen translatum ex subfamily Thyropyginae [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève. page(s): 96 [details]
additional sourceHoffman, R. L. (1982). Two interesting new millipeds of the genus Thyrgopygus from the mainland of southeast Asia (Spirostreptidae: Harpagophoridae). Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum Hamburg, 7(116): 245-251 page(s): 145 [details]