Table 2 in Review of the mudflat varunid crab genus Metaplax (Crustacea, Brachyura, Varunidae) from East Asia and northern Vietnam

Table 2. Comparison of characters among four species of Metaplax from East Asia and northern Vietnam.
CharactersM. elegansM. longipesM. sheniM. tredecimlateral marginfive teethfive teethfive teethfive teethinfraorbital ridge46-61 tubercles in males (lateral 20 vertically elongated); 33-42 isomorphic tubercles in females7-13 tubercles in males (mesial ones broad, and gradually decreasing in size); 14-22 isomorphic tubercles in females16-20 tubercles in males (mesial ones broad, decreasing in size laterally; mesial-most one more than twice the breadth of the next)13-20 tubercles in males (mesial ones broad and decreasing in size, lateral 4-5 roughly same size); 20-27 isomorphic tubercles in femaleschelipedpalm 2.2 times as long as broad, total length of palm nearly 1.8 times than length of dactyl, cutting edge of dactylus with distinct large teethpalm 2.3 times as long as broad, length of palm nearly 1.3 times than length of dactyl, cutting edge of dactylus with low triangular molar, pollex unarmedmarkedly elongated, palm 2.8 times as long as broad, length of palm nearly 2.0 times than length of dactylus, cutting edge of dactylus with triangular molarpalm 2.3 times as long as broad, length of palm nearly 1.6 times than length of dactyl, cutting edge of both fingers unarmedambulatory legsshort, broadlong, slenderlong, slenderlong, slender