. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Descriptive Catalogue of South African Decapod Crustacea. 37 Large species. Carapace subcircular, dorsally smooth but more or less uneven in adult, in young with tubercles; hepatic and branchial spines near margin; glabrous in adult but covered with short thick pile in young. Eostrum short, bifid. A supra-orbital spine, and a small post-ocular tubercle which is not hollowed. Eye-stalk short, but visible in dorsal view. Movable joints of ant. 2 visible dorsally. Chelipeds stouter and usually longer th

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. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Descriptive Catalogue of South African Decapod Crustacea. 37 Large species. Carapace subcircular, dorsally smooth but more or less uneven in adult, in young with tubercles; hepatic and branchial spines near margin; glabrous in adult but covered with short thick pile in young. Eostrum short, bifid. A supra-orbital spine, and a small post-ocular tubercle which is not hollowed. Eye-stalk short, but visible in dorsal view. Movable joints of ant. 2 visible dorsally. Chelipeds stouter and usually longer than 2nd leg, especially in <$, apices of finger and thumb slightly spooned. 2nd-5th legs strong,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum

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