Dana, 1851
Carapace pyriform; orbit open above with a distinct hiatus; supraorbital eave weakly to moderately expanded; upper orbit sometimes with a small intercalated spine; basal antennal article not broader than long, with a central longitudinal groove, lateral margin with a lobe extending dorsally into orbit and/or antero-lateral spine spinulous; rostral spines more or less horizontal, usually slender, separate from near base, if broad and basally fused then apices broad and blunt, lacking an accessory spine; pterygostomial margin with tubercles or a low flat plate, rarely with two short spines; meri of at least first two pairs of ambulatory legs with a long terminal spine. (Davie 1996)
Type species: Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851, by monotypy.
Species treated:
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851