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Carapace: shield broader than long. Eyestalk relatively short and stout; cornea dilated and ovate. Right cheliped stout and shorter than walking legs; carpus with spines mid-dorsally in two rows and marginally; hand with small spines or sharp granules and stronger spines marginally and ventrally. Left cheliped similar but smaller. 1st and 2nd walking legs stout; carpus and propodus with serrate dorsal margins; dactyl long, broad and twisted with serrate dorsal margins, 2 shallow sulci, and close-set corneous spines ventrally; claw sharp and stout.

Size

Shield length: male 27.7 mm.

Colour

Carapace: shield pink and maroon; lateral opaque yellow and posterior pink and scarlet marbled with maroon spots. Right cheliped with ischium white; merus white with pearly iridescence and maroon streaks and a terminal band; carpus grey or brown with dark grey spines, pink, green and bronze iridescence; hand white or flesh coloured with grey and brown spines and granules, a maroon streak from inner distal margin to near tip of fixed finger, and finger also with a maroon streak on cutting margin. Left cheliped similar but no prominent maroon streaks on hand. 1st and 2nd walking legs: ischium yellowish; merus gold, maroon and blue areas and green iridescence; carpus and propodus similar but with two maroon stripes in addition; dactyl with anterior face maroon, with wide blue stripes and posterior face with pale blue stripes. Eyestalk white with red spots and greenish yellow band distally; cornea black and greenish yellow. Antennal flagellum pinkish brown. Depth of colour varies with individuals.