Key to the known Neotropical and Nearctic pupae of Monopelopia
1. Plastron plate elongated, reaching at least one third of the total length of the thoracic horn....................................... 2
- Plastron plate small, rounded, reaching at most one fourth of the total length of the thoracic horn ............................ 5
2. Genital sac equal to longer than the anal lobe ............................................................................................................. 3
- Genital sac smaller than the anal lobe ......................................................................................................................... 4
3. Genital sac equal size to the anal lobe; thoracic horn apex smooth; USA, Europe................ M. tenuicalcar (Kieffer)
-. Genital sac longer than the anal lobe; thoracic horn apex with a spine like projection; Brazil, USA ............................ .................................................................................................................. M. caraguata Mendes, Marcondes & Pinho
4. Respiratory organ arcuate; three LS on AVII; USA, Colombia ............................................ M. boliekae Beck & Beck
-. Respiratory organ not arcuate; four LS on AVII; Brazil ............................................................. M. paranaense sp. n.
5. T IV uniformly colored; USA ............................................................................................. M. tillandsia Beck & Beck
-. T IV with a central darker color; Jamaica ................................................................................ M. mikeschwartzi Epler