MacLeay, 1838
Orbits undeveloped, or eave weakly expanded only; a supraorbital spine sometimes present. A postorbital spine sometimes present but affording no concealment to the cornea of the retracted eyestalk. Basal antennal article extremely slender and usually long. Eyestalk very long and visible almost to its base in both dorsal and ventral view. Carapace subtriangular or sometimes subpyriform or occasionally circular. Rostrum sometimes of a single spine, and frequently short. Ambulatory legs frequently extremely long and slender. (Griffin, 1966)
Genera treated:
genus Achaeopsis Stimpson, 1857
genus Achaeus Leach, 1817
genus Camposcia Latreille, 1829
genus Chalaroachaeus de Man, 1902
genus Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886
genus Dumea Loh & Ng, 1999
genus Grypachaeus Alcock, 1895
genus Litosus Loh & Ng, 1999
genus Macrocheira de Haan, 1839
genus Oncinopus de Haan, 1839
genus Paratymolus Miers, 1879
genus Physachaeus Alcock, 1895
genus Platymaia Miers, 1886
genus Pleistacantha Miers, 1879
genus Prosphorachaeus Takeda & Miyake, 1969
genus Rhinospinosa Griffin & Tranter, 1986
genus Sunipea Griffin & Tranter, 1986