Demania macneilli, a new species of xanthid crab from northern Queensland (Crustacea: Decapoda)
Abstract
The first occurrence of the genus Demania in Australian waters is reported with the description and illustration of D. macneilli, new species, from off northeastern and central eastern Queensland in from 17 to 20 fathoms. The new species is compared with other members of the genus, which inhabits the Indian and western Pacific oceans and is known to contain species poisonous to man.