Latreille, 1825
Exopod of third and first maxilliped without a flagellum; the flagellum of the second maxilliped transformed into a single laminate segment. Orbits on the anterior margin of the carapace, some distance from the anterolateral angle. Body not depressed, but rather high and vaulted. Lateral margin of the carapace with both cervical and postcervical incisions, neither of which is very deep. Lateral margin of the carapace with numerous teeth or squamiform tubercles. Fifth thoracic leg of female with a chela.
The subfamily Scyllarinae is monotypic, i.e., it contains only the type genus Scyllarus; so far no other genera of Scyllarinae have been described.