Carapace: shield subequal in length and width; lateral areas covered with long soft setae. Eyestalk long, slender and medially constricted; cornea slightly dilated. Right cheliped nearly as long as walking legs, setose, with tufts of long setae; merus with small granules dorsally and 1or 2 knobs ventrally; carpus slightly convex dorsally and armed with small spines and a serrate inner margin; hand longer than subequal merus and carpus, with about 7 rows of sharp spines and serrated margins. Left cheliped smaller but similar to right. 1st and 2nd walking legs stout and setose, only 1st right leg with dorsal margin of carpus serrate; claw stout and curved.
SizeShield length: male 7 mm.
ColourCarapace light grey and cream with longitudinal purple stripes, each with a row of light dots, and laterally marbled with red-brown. Abdomen purple and grey. Chelipeds each with merus brown and grey and a dull white or yellowish distal band; carpus grey-green and red-brown with spines grey-based and orange-tipped and finger tips orange-red. 1st and 2nd walking legs: merus red-brown with an irregular yellowish-white band margined distally with orange; carpus brown with grey spots and inner face yellowish; propodus with narrow white band, a wide red-brown band, a grey spotted band and an opaque white band; dactyl red-brown with grey spots becoming orange near tip; claw translucent brown. Eyestalk light with greenish brown bands; cornea black and yellow. Antennal flagellum orange. Colour somewhat masked by long, tan setae.