Odinetz, 1984
Front sinous, inner interior angle of orbit obtuse. Lateral tooth of carapace acute. P1 large, carpus angulate at inner apex but not acute, ischium prominent acute at inner apex, inner margin dentate, teeth truncate or somewhat double, or serrulate. P2-5 sparsely pubescent, ischium narrow. Pink to purplish borders in colour. (Dana, 1852c: 260; Castro, 1997b: 128)
Type locality: Guam.
Range: Western Australia - Dampier Archipelago (Castro, 1997a); Japan - Okinawa (Nagai & Nomura, 1988); Taiwan (Chang et al., 1987); Philippines - Cebu (Castro, 1997a); Indonesia - Maratua Island, Borneo, Tanahjampea Island, Ambon and Wotap Island, Kepulauan Tanimbar (Castro, 1999b); Guam (Odinetz, 1984, Castro, 1997a, 1997b); Flinders Reefs (Castro, 1997a); Chesterfield Island (Castro, 1997a); Middleton Reef and Elizabeth Reef (Castro, 1997a); New Caledonia (Castro, 1997a); Society Islands - Tahiti (Dana, 1852, Forest & Guinot, 1961), Moorea and Tahiti (Castro, 1997a), Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine and Bora-Bora (Castro, 1997b); Tuamotu Archipelago - Makemo (Rathbun, 1907), Takapoto (Salvat & Richard, 1985, Castro, 1997a), Takapoto, Makemo, Tikehau and Rangiroa (Castro, 1997b).