Key to species of Mahellus from the Indian subcontinent (Males)

1. Subgenital plate with an apical spine (Fig. 28 I); pygofer ventral process broad with digitate processes (Fig. 28 H) (India: West Bengal)............................................................... M. ungulatus Viraktamath & Meshram

- Subgenital plate without an apical spine (Fig. 28 B); pygofer ventral process simple without long digitate processes (Fig. 28 A) (south India)......................................................................... M. distanti (Nielson)