Currently, 13 subfamilies are recognised in the brachyuran family Xanthidae: Actaeinae, Antrocarcininae, Chlorodiellinae, Cymoinae, Etisinae, Euxanthinae, Kraussiinae, Liomerinae, Polydectinae, Speocarcininae, Xanthinae, Zalasiinae and Zosiminae. This

Two new species of deep-water xanthid crabs, Euryxanthops chiltoni, new species, and Medaeops serenei, new species, are described from the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. This is the first time these genera are reported from New Zealand. Keys for the identification

Forty-nine species of eriphiid, pilumnid and xanthid crabs representing 32 genera are recorded from Taiwan for the first time. Notable discoveries for the island include Hypothalassia armata (Eriphiidae), Pilumnus murphyi, Lophopilumnus dilatipes (Pilumnidae),

Two rare xanthid crabs of the genus EuryxanthopsGarth & Kim, 1983 were collected from Donggang fish port in southwestern Taiwan. Euryxanthops flexidentatusGarth & Kim, 1983, is recorded from Taiwan for the first time; this species was originally described