(A. Milne Edwards, 1862)
Species of a large size. Carapace and chelipeds thickly armed with sharp spines and spinules. Carapace sharply triangular in outline; merus and propodus of chelipeds slender. Rostrum anteriorly produced and of a spatuliform, dorsally excavated. (T. Sakai, 1976)
Type locality: Réunion.
Range: Réunion (A. Milne Edwards, 1862); Mauritius (Michel, 1964); Bay of Bengal (Alcock, 1895a); Japan - Kii Minabe (Sakai, 1976a); Philippines - Tres Reyes Island (Serène & Umali, 1972); Indonesia - Ambon (Flipse, 1930, 1931).