Key to species of Amathillina
1. Body keel starts from the first to third pereonite ...... 2
- Body keel starts from the sixth pereonite or later ...... 3
2. Pereonites 1–2 with well-developed dorsal spines, urosomite 1 humped ................................................ A. spinosa
- Pereonites 1–2 with barely visible crest, urosomite 1 not humped ........................................................ A. cristata
3. Body keel present only on pleosome ... A. maximowiczi
- Body keel present on pereonites 6–7 and pleosome ... 4
4. Antenna 1 accessory flagellum bi-articulated, last pleonal projection rounded ...................................... A. pussila
- Antenna 1 accessory flagellum tri-articulated, last pleonal projection triangular ..................................... A. affinis