— Haswell, Cat. Crust. Austr., p. 99. 1882.

— Filhol, Mission de l'Ile Campbell, p. 390. 1885.

— Fulton and Grant, Proc. Roy. Soc. Vict., vol. 19, pt. 1, p. 19. 1906.

— Hale, Crust. S. Austr., p. 181. 1927.

In New Zealand, apart from a doubtful record by Miers, only one specimen has yet been found. It would be extraordinary if the species did not turn up in our waters, even if only occasionally, for it occurs in all seas, especially the Atlantic, clinging to floating objects, such as seaweed, wood, cuttle-fish pens, etc.; on account of its abundance in the Sargassum areas it is commonly known as the “gulfweed crab.”

Locality.—N.Z. (Miers).

Moko Hinau; a single specimen, washed ashore on a piece of pumice (C. R. Gow).

Distribution.—Throughout tropical and temperate seas.