Latreille, 1829
Carapace roughly hexagonal, much broader than long (CB/CL about. 1.5); epibranchial ridges present, also a number of gastric ridges in front of these; antero-lateral borders with usually 5 teeth, in some cases an additional tiny subsidiary tooth at base of first, fourth usually very small. Basal antennal joint broadly contacting inner orbital tooth and excluding flagellum from orbit (clearly visible only in adult specimens). All segments of swimming leg flattened, merus with strong spine on posterior border. (Türkay 1995)
5 antero-lateral teeth, if 6 second antero-lateral tooth minute; tips of chelipeds pointed; chelipeds of normal length, arm shorter than breadth of carapace. (Davie 1999)
Type species: Cancer admete Herbst, 1803, by monotypy.
Gender feminine.
Species treated:
Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita chaptali A. Milne Edwards, 1861
Thalamita coeruleipes Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853
Thalamita corrugata Stephenson & Rees, 1961
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita holthuisi Stephenson, 1975
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita kagoshimaensis Sakai, 1939
Thalamita macropus Montgomery, 1931
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita parvidens (Rathbun, 1907)
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita prymna (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita pseudopoissoni Stephenson & Rees, 1967
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita stimpsoni A. Milne Edwards, 1861
Thalamita wakensis Edmondson, 1925
Thalamita yoronensis Sakai, 1969