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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 of the species are known to be toxic to humans and domestic animals, and it is thought likely that all species of Demania are toxic.