As Written by A. Milne Edwards, 1860
cette espece, non moins grande que la precedente, provient de la Nouvelle-Hollande et se fait remerquer par les nombreus tubercules subspiniformes, qui herissent les parties anterieures des regions stomacale et branchiale, ainsi que les mains et les avant-bras, le front est divise en deux lobes tronques et a bords finement denticules. en existe un individu male dans les collections du Museum
Latin to English
This species, no less large than the previous one, comes from New Holland and is distinguished by the numerous subspiniform tubercles that bristle on the anterior parts of the stomach and branchial regions, as well as on the hands and forearms. The front is divided into two truncated lobes with finely denticulated edges. A male specimen exists in the Museum's collections.
What Does It Mean?
Identification
This crab has a deep reddish brown body and legs covered with short setae (hairs) described as being densely pilose giving it a velvet like appearance that gives it is common name.
The eyes are reddish brown although this feature seems to be ignored is most identification keys with other characteristics being favoured.
The frontal margin is almost straight and is tuberculated with a notch between the red eyes, there are 4 anterolateral teeth often being more like sharp spines but can be worn
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