Serène, 1973
Side of carapace with one or two antero-lateral teeth (second usually reduced to an angular projection). Dactyl of cheliped armed with small, sharp, chitinous spinules, numerous, not confined to a single row, and extending almost to tip of dactyl; vertical granular row on inside of chela lower than in Neosarmatium meinerti. Male chela c. 1.8 times longer than high; lower margin straight behind fixed finger. (Davie 1996)
Type locality: Hienghéne, New Caledonia.
Range: Taiwan (Ng et al., 1997); Indonesia - Sula Sanana and Sulawesi (Davie, 1994); New Guinea - Humboldt Bay, Irian Jaya (Davie, 1994); Australia - Cooktown, Queensland (Serène, 1973), Port Stewart, Cairns, Barron River, Townsville, and Lindeman Islands (Davie, 1994); Vanuatu (Davie, 1994); New Caledonia (Serène, 1973, Davie, 1994); Samoa - Apia (Nobili, 1907).