Key to Indian species of Amitus Haldeman, 1850 (Based on females)

1. Clava 2.5× as long as wide …… A. kiefferi Veenakumari and Buhl

- Clava as long as or more than 3.4× as long as wide ………………………...…………2

2. Forewing length more than 3.5× width; head 1.78× as wide as high………….……...... A. aleurolobi Mani

- Forewing length less than 3× as width; head less than 1.6× as wide as high………3

3. A1 5.86× as long as wide; POL greater than 2.5× LOL; POL atleast 2.29× OOL…..............................… A. sikkimensis Veenakumari and Buhl

- A1 4.75× as long as wide; POL less than 2.25× LOL; POL only 1.8× OOL……………………... A. vignus sp. n.