Demania

Demania is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:


 * Demania alcocki Deb, 1987
 * Demania armadillus (Herbst, 1790)
 * Demania baccalipes (Alcock, 1898)
 * Demania crosnieri Serene, 1984
 * Demania cultripes (Alcock, 1898)
 * Demania garthi Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981
 * Demania intermedia Guinot, 1969
 * Demania japonica Guinot, 1977
 * Demania mortenseni (Odhner, 1925)
 * Demania reynaudi (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
 * Demania rotundata Serene, 1969
 * Demania scaberrima (Walker, 1887)
 * Demania serenei Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981
 * Demania splendida Laurie, 1906
 * Demania toxica Garth, 1971
 * Demania unispinosa Chen & Ng, 1999
 * Demania wardi Garth & Ng, 1985

Many species are known to be toxic to humans and domestic animals and this genus of crabs should not be consumed.