(Dana, 1852)
Rostrum length less than postrostral carapace length; apex of rostrum in males expanded into two lateral lobes ventrally; females with distinct hepatic lobes. Rostrum with dorsal face tapering towards apex; rostrum in females greater than one fifth postrostral carapace length; length of hepatic lobe of female from anterior to posterior margin about one fifth postrostral carapace length; first ambulatory leg of adult female about 1.5 times as long as cheliped. (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a)
Type locality: Sandwich Islands.
Range: Red Sea - (Klunzinger, 1906), Elat (Griffin & Tranter, 1974); Mauritius (Michel, 1964); Arabian Sea; Pakistan - Jiwani (Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1991); India - Pamban Passage (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a); Japan - Tosa Okinoshima (Sakai, 1938a), Tosa Bay, Yoron-jima and Okinawa (Sakai, 1976a); China - Zhongsha Island (Dai & Yang, 1991); Australia - Shark Bay and Abrolhos Islands, W.A. (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a); Hawaiian Islands - (Sakai, 1976a), Sandwich Island (Dana, 1852), Hilo, Honolulu, Waikiki, and Laysan (Rathbun, 1906), Hilo and Waikiki (Griffin & Tranter, 1986a).