''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family

Majidae Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 200 marine species inside 52 genera, with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The legs can be very long in some species, leading to the name "spider c ...

, first described by

Edward J. Miers Edward John Miers Zoological Society of London, FZS Fellow of the Linnean Society, FLS (1851– 15 October 1930) was a British zoologist and curator of the crustacean collection at the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum in Lond ...

in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years.

Species

Extant species

* '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853) * ''

Leptomithrax bifidus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * ''Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 18 ...

'' (Ortmann, 1893) * ''

Leptomithrax depressus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * ''Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 18 ...

'' Richer de Forges, 1993 * ''

Leptomithrax edwardsii ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' (De Haan, 1835) * ''

Leptomithrax eldredgei ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Richer de Forges & Ng, 2015 * ''

Leptomithrax gaimardii ''Leptomithrax gaimardii'' (common name - Great spider-crab) is a species of crab in the Majidae family, first described by Henri Milne-Edwards in 1834 as ''Paramithrax gaimardii,'' from a specimen (erroneously said to be) found in New Zealand w ...

'' (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) * ''

Leptomithrax garricki ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Griffin, 1966 * ''

Leptomithrax globifer ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Rathbun, 1918 * ''

Leptomithrax longimanus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' (Miers, 1876) * ''

Leptomithrax longipes ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * ''Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 18 ...

'' (G. M. Thomson, 1902) * ''

Leptomithrax mortenseni ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Bennett, 1964 * ''

Leptomithrax sinensis ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Rathbun, 1916 * ''

Leptomithrax sternocostulatus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) * ''

Leptomithrax tuberculatus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Whitelegge, 1900 * ''

Leptomithrax waitei ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' (Whitelegge, 1900)

Extinct species

* ''

Leptomithrax atavus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Glaessner 1960 * ''

Leptomithrax elegans ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Jenkins 1985 * ''

Leptomithrax elongatus ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' McLay 1995 * ''

Leptomithrax garthi ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' McLay et al. 1995 * ''

Leptomithrax griffini ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Feldmann and Maxwell 1990 * ''

Leptomithrax irirangi ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Glaessner 1960 * ''

Leptomithrax martensis ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Jenkins 1985 * ''

Leptomithrax uruti ''Leptomithrax'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years. Species Extant species * '' Leptomithrax australis'' (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, ...

'' Glaessner 1960

References

Majoidea Crustacean genera Taxa described in 1876 Taxa named by Edward J. Miers {{crab-stub