Five species of "Desmoxytes", including "D. aspera", "D. cervaria", "D. draco", "D. pilosa", and "D. spectabilis", were originally placed in the separate genus "Hylomus" before it was lumped into "Desmoxytes".
Пять видов рода "Desmoxytes", включая такие как "D. aspera", "D. cervaria", "D. draco", "D. pilosa", и "D. spectabilis", были первоначально описаны в отдельном родe "Hylomus", позднее синонимизированного с "Desmoxytes".