| 1 | Pronotal lateral margin explanate throughout pronotal length, translucent | 2 |
| – | Pronotal lateral margin narrowly reflexed, edge narrowly upturned or beaded adjacent to pronotal lateral seta | 3 |
| 2 | Pronotal margin broadly explanate entire pronotal length, sinuate anterad hind angle | Mecyclothorax perraulti sp. n. |
| – | Pronotal margin broadest near posterior angle, narrowed anterad toward position of lateral seta, not sinuate anterad the broadly rounded hind angle | Mecyclothorax pahere sp. n. |
| 3 | Pronotum cordate, margin distinctly sinuate anterad hind angle | 4 |
| – | Pronotum ovate, margin straight to slightly convex anterad obtuse hind angle | Mecyclothorax menemene sp. n. |
| 4 | Both anterior and posterior supraorbital setae present, a thin carina present between dorsoanterior margin of eye and anterior seta | 5 |
| – | Posterior supraorbital seta present, anterior supraorbital seta absent, only a low broad convexity mesad dorsoanterior margin of eye | Mecyclothorax mahatahi sp. n. |
| 5 | Pronotum bisetose, both lateral and basal setae present; pronotum moderately cordate, MPW/BPW ratio 1.52–1.64, pronotal lateral margins subparallel to slightly divergent anterad obtuse-rounded hind angles | 6 |
| – | Pronotum unisetose, only the lateral seta present, hind angle glabrous; pronotum distinctly cordate, MPW/BPW ratio 1.67– 1.76, pronotal lateral margins convergent for ~¹�₉ pronotal length anterad sharply right hind angle | Mecyclothorax popotioaoa sp. n. |
| 6 | Body size larger, standardized body length 4.7–5.0 mm; a single dorsal elytral seta present at ~0.25 distance from base of scutellum to elytral apex; both apical and subapical elytral setae present | Mecyclothorax mapo sp. n. |
| – | Body size smaller, standardized body length 3.8–4.4 mm; two dorsal elytral setae positioned at ~0.32–0.34 and ~0.66–0.68 distance from base of scutellum to elytral apex; apical elytral seta (apex 2nd stria) present, subapical elytral seta (in 7th stria) absent | Mecyclothorax fatata sp. n. |