Carl, J. (1917). Spirostreptides nouveaux ou peu connus du Muséum de Genève. Revue suisse de zoologie, 25(12): 383-409. Genève page(s): 387-388, figs. 1-2, 5-6 [details]
Type locality contained in South Africa (country), Mozambique
type locality contained in South Africa (country) [details] type locality contained in Mozambique [details]
Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J. (2021). MilliBase. Poratophilus similis Carl, 1917. Accessed at: http://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=940568 on 2023-09-27
original descriptionCarl, J. (1917). Spirostreptides nouveaux ou peu connus du Muséum de Genève. Revue suisse de zoologie, 25(12): 383-409. Genève page(s): 387-388, figs. 1-2, 5-6 [details]
additional sourceDemange, J.-M. (1983). Données nouvelles sur la famille des Harpagophoridae (Myriapoda, Diplopoda). Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 4e série, Section A, Zoologie, 5(2): 561-584. Paris page(s): 582, 583 [details]
additional sourceJeekel, 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 page(s): 133 [details]
additional sourceAttems, C. M. T. Graf von (1928). The Myriopoda of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum, 26: 1-431. Edinburgh, available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40649179 page(s): 382 [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://www.doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0015 page(s): 228 [details]
new combination referenceLawrence, R. F. (1965). New Spirostreptidae and Harpagophoridae from Southern Africa. Memorias Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica de Mocambique, 7(A): 21-63. Courenco Margues page(s): 56; note: Philoporatia similis [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality