• Brandão et al., 2001: 251 (eq.); Brandão et al., 2015: 47 (m.l.)
• Status as species: Kempf, 1972b: 37; Kempf, 1975c: 371; Brandão, 1991: 331; Bolton, 1995b: 80; Diniz et al., 1998: 270; Brandão et al., 2001: 251; Brandão et al., 2015: 46 (redescription).

Citations

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