(A. Milne Edwards, 1868)
Side of carapace with one or two antero-lateral teeth (second usually reduced to an angular projection). Dactyl of male cheliped with 2 strong chitinous teeth on dorsal margin. Inner surface of palm without a strongly raised, granular, vertical crest (4-5 granules may be prominent on large males but are not raised onto a crest); male chela with a protruding basal shelf on fixed finger below gape. (Davie 1996)
Type locality: Celebes, Indonesia.
Range: West Sumatra - Padang (Davie, 1994); Hong Kong (Davie, 1994); Taiwan - Ping-tung County (Ng et al., 1997); Malaysia - Labuan, Pulau Aor, and Pulau Tioman (Davie, 1994); Singapore (Davie, 1994); Indonesia - Sulawesi (A. Milne Edwards, 1868, Davie, 1994).