Ng, 1993
Carapace rounded to slightly broader than long, width to length ratio 1.0-1.3. Dorsal surface uniformly convex. Regions not well defined, grooves very shallow. Antero-lateral margins dentiform or lined with sharp granules but never with sharp epibranchial spines. Postero-lateral margins short, distinctly concave. Front produced. Third maxillipeds elongated; merus slightly longer than broad. Chelipeds: fingers never black pigmented, sharp, rounded or slightly flattened but never deeply excavated or spoon-shaped. Ambulatory legs: merus short, stout; dactylus spade-like. Thoracic sternum very elongate. (Guinot 1998)
Species treated:
Palapedia integra (de Haan, 1837)
Palapedia nitida (Stimpson, 1858)
Palapedia quadriceps (Yokoya, 1936)