Melanesiandra, Santos-Silva, Heffern and Matsuda, 2010

Kakinuma, Shunsuke, 2019, Description of a new species of Melanesiandra Santos-Silva et al. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Parandrinae) found in Vanuatu, Insecta Mundi 686, pp. 1-5 : 3

Key to the species of Melanesiandra (adapted from Santos-Silva 2011)

1. Antennomeres III–XI carinate, the carina elevated and clearly visible from sides.......... 2 — At least antennomere III not carinate.............................................. 3

2(1). Male with central projection of labrum distinct with a small projection on each side. Vanuatu (Aneityum)............................. M. anatomensis Kakinuma , new species

— Male with central projection of labrum truncate and with concavity at apex. Fiji ( Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, and Ovalau)................................... M. striatifrons (Fairmaire)

3(1). Labrum of male strongly convex. Solomon Islands (Santa Ana and Santa Isabel Islands)........................................................ M. solomonensis (Arigony)

— Labrum of male not convex....................................................... 4

4(3). Male with median projection of labrum distinctly narrowed apically. Papua New Guinea........................................................ M. birai Santos-Silva et al.

— Male with median projection of labrum somewhat rounded apically...................... 5

5(4). Antennomere XI not carinate; male with posterolateral angles of the prothorax acute, distinctly projecting. Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal Island)............ M. barclayi Santos-Silva

— Antennomere XI at least partially carinate; male with posterolateral angles of the prothorax rounded, not projecting. Papua New Guinea (Bougainville Island), Solomon Islands ( San Cristobal Island and Santa Isabel Island)..... M. bougainƲillensis Santos-Silva et al.