[1][2] This genus and its type species was first described in 2021 by a team led by the American myriapodologist Paul E. Marek of Virginia Tech.

The original description of this species is based on specimens discovered in drill holes bored by mining companies searching for minerals in the Great Western Woodlands of Australia.

The specific name persephone is a reference to the Greek goddess of the same name, who was the queen of the underworld, alluding to the subterranean lifestyle of this millipede.

[1][6][4] The force of many legs, a flexible body, and an extensible trunk with compressible unfused rings help E. persephone squeeze through narrow crevices underground.

An analysis of the genome of this millipede, however, places this species in the order Polyzoniida based on a determination of the most recent common ancestor.