1. Epimeral plate 3 with produced hind corner................................... Melitoides valida (Schoemaker, 1955)
- Epimeral plates 1–3 without produced hind corner, rounded................................................... 2
2. Pigmented eyes absent, terminal segment of outer ramus of uropod 3 reduced........ Melitoides makarovi Gurjanova, 1934
- Pigmented eyes present, outer ramus of uropod 3 with small terminal segment................ Melitoides kawaii sp. nov.