Szlachetko, D.L. (28 February 2001), Genera et species Orchidalium. 1. Polish Botanical Journal 46(1): 23 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Oligochaetochilus rufa (R.Br.) Szlach.

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (28 November 2002), A new classification of Pterostylis R.Br. (Orchidaceae). Australian Orchid Research 4: 75, Fig. 2.15, 2.16, Map 9 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A. & Molloy, B.P.J. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (28 November 2002), A synopsis of the subtribe Pterostylidinae. Australian Orchid Research 4: 131-134 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 279 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek oligos, little, small and chaetos, bristle and cheilos, lip; reference to the prominent small hairs or bristles on the margins of the labellum"

Janes, J.K. & Duretto, M.F. (31 August 2010), A new classification for subtribe Pterostylidinae (Orchidaceae), reaffirming Pterostylis in the broad sense. Australian Systematic Botany 23(4): 265 [basionym]

basionym of: Pterostylis subg. Oligochaetochilus (Szlach.) Janes & Duretto legitimate

Janes, J.K. & Duretto, M.F. (7 December 2010), Three new combinations in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae). Austrobaileya 8(2): 221 [basionym]

basionym of: Pterostylis sect. Oligochaetochilus (Szlach.) Janes & Duretto legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis R.Br. nom. cons.

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 553-557 [secondary reference]

common name: Rufa Greenhoods [n/a] common name: Rustyhoods [n/a]

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