Key to males of the latipes -group of Paraclius

1 Tarsus I dorsoventrally flattened (Fig. 8E–G); middle of face narrower than ocellar tubercle (Figs 7B, 8C)..................................................... P. latipes (Aldrich) [Costa Rica, Grenada and Saint Vincent and Grenadines]

- Tarsus I cylindrical or nearly so (Fig. 11E, F); middle of face as wide as ocellar tubercle (Figs 6B, 10D, 11B)............ 2

2 Hypopygium distinctly shorter than abdomen (Fig. 10A); cercus yellow...................................................................................................... P. panamensis (Van Duzee) comb. nov. [Panama]

- Hypopygium as long as abdomen or nearly so (Figs 6A, 8B, 11D); cercus pale brown or brownish.................... 3

3 Mesonotum with strong bluish reflections (Fig. 11A); ventral branch of cercus truncated at apex with several strong setae at apex (Figs 11D, 12D)...................................................... P. norrbomi sp. nov. [Costa Rica]

- Mesonotum with coppery to greenish reflections (Fig. 8A); ventral branch of cercus with pointed apex, without strong setae at apex (Robinson 1964, fig. 112)................................... P. aberrans Robinson [USA (Texas) and Mexico]