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.

source of synonymy

Jeekel, 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

basis of record

Jeekel, C. A. W. (2000). Notes on Aphelidesmus from Guiana, with the description of two new genera and two new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Myriapod memoranda, 2: 71-93. Amsterdam

source of synonymy

Silvestri, F. (1898). Viaggio del Dott. E. Festa nella Repubblica dell'Ecuador. XI. Diplopodi. Bollettino del musei di zoologia e di anatomia comparata della Reale Università di Torino, 13(324): 1-11. Torino

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