Macrophthalmus tomentosus

Souleyet, 1841

Short horny ridge present on inner margin, or on inner surface near inner margin, of merus of cheliped; lower orbital border with small number of large triangular protuberances occupying at least one fifth of the margin; carapace distinctly narrowed anteriorly; index of chela markedly deflexed. (Davie 1997)

Type locality: Manila, Philippines.
Range: Mergui Archipelago (de Man, 1888, Alcock, 1900b, Tesch, 1915, Barnes, 1970); Thailand - Phuket (Komai et al., 1995); Malaysia - Jeram (Komai et al., 1995); China - Fuzhou, Ningteh, Pingtan, Tsimei, and Xiamen, Fujian Province (Shen, 1940b), Xiamen (Barnes, 1970), Hong Kong (Davie, 1992); Taiwan - Kaohsiung (Lin, 1949); Philippines - Manila (Souleyet, 1841); Indonesia - Kepulauan Aru (A. Milne Edwards, 1873), Java; New Caledonia (A. Milne Edwards, 1873).

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