Adams & White, 1849
Dorsal surface of carapace with ridges; 2 pairs of frontal teeth protruding well forward; 5 to 6 spines on anterior border of arm of cheliped; 5 main antero-lateral teeth; epibranchial ridges of carapace distinct; broad gap between epibranchial and meta- gastric ridges of carapace. (Davie 1999)
Range: Sri Lanka (Alcock, 1899a); Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1899a); Malay Peninsula; Taiwan - Tingch'ieting (Lin, 1949), Kaohsiung Province and I-lan Province (Huang & Yu, 1997); South China Sea - Nansha Islands (Dai & Xu, 1991); Philippines - Dinagat and Jolo (Stephenson, 1972a), Tinakta Island and off Toemabel Island (Stephenson, 1976); Indonesia - Sunda Strait and Kepulauan Kai (Stephenson, 1972a), Borneo, Ambon; Australia - Lookout Point and Princess Charlotte Bay (Stephenson & Campbell, 1960), Dampier Archipelago, Mermaid Strait and Onslow (Stephenson, 1961), Bowen (Stephenson & Rees, 1968), Port Curtis (Stephenson, 1976).