| Citation | Davie, P.J.F., 1992 A new species and new records of intertidal crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Hong Kong. pp. 345-359 In B. Morton (ed.) The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III, Proceedings of the Fourth International Marine Biological Workshop, Hong Kong, 11-29 April 1989. Hong Kong University Press. |
| Ref. | 107922 Davie, P.J.F., 1992 |
| Page | 352-353 |
| Named Used as Valid | Metaplax elegans |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific. |