Key to Ulopinae tribes of the Indian subcontinent

1. Forewing either normal with hind wings present (then latter with one, two or four closed apical cells) or convex elytra-like with hind wings vestigial or absent; male pygofer without separate posterior plate; valve fused to pygofer (Afrotropical, Palearctic, Oriental, Australian).............................................................................. Ulopini

- Forewing normal not convex; hind wings fully developed (with one or two closed apical cells); male pygofer with separate posterior plate; valve separated from pygofer (Oriental)................................................ Mesargini