1	Body size small (4.5–6 mm); integument predominantly dark brown to black; male S7 with inferior apical processes broad, without prominent comb of strong bristles along margin; male S8 with broad triangular area surrounding spiculum, without constriction at base of elongate apical extension, apical bifurcating processes with acute angle between them, without small bilobed area between diverging processes	2
–	Body size relatively large (ca. 7.60 mm); integument predominantly honey yellow (Figs 1, 3); male S7 with inferior apical processes tapering rapidly to thin, elongate processes bearing prominent comb of strong bristles along margin (Fig. 4); male S8 basally narrowed around spiculum, strongly constricted at base of apical process, with diverging apical processes nearly orthogonal to longitudinal axis of sternum, with small bilobed area between diverging processes (Fig. 5) (Brazil: Bahia)	Chilicola kevani sp. n.
2(1)	Minimum distance between compound eyes about that of width of compound eye; malar area short, almost one-half or less than its maximum width; female basal metatarsomeres with apical process variable, ranging from almost straight to curved; male S8 more typical for subgenus and megalostigma group, elongate extension bifurcate apically, with thin diverging processes separated by an acute angle	3
–	Minimum distance between compound eyes about three-fourths width of compound eye; malar area long, more than one-half of its maximum width; female basal metatarsomeres with apical process distinctly curved; male S8 unique for subgenus, not bifurcate apically, apical extension spatulate, with broad apical area bearing prominent setae (Colombia: Amazonas)	Chilicola stenocephala Brooks & Michener
3(2)	Frontal line without depression; female basal metatarsomeres with apical process variable, with or without long thicker setae	4
–	Frontal line with conspicuous depression about 1OD in size just above level of antennal toruli, with antennal toruli forming a triangle of equal sides (isosceles); female basal metatarsomeres with apical process almost straight, terminating in a prominent setae thicker than other tarsal setae (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru)	Chilicola megalostigma (Ducke)
4(3)	Total length ca. 4.5–5.2 mm; pronotal coloration variable; male S7 with more elongate processes relatively broad	5
–	Total length ca. 5.5 mm; pronotum dark brown; female basal metatarsomeres with apical process almost straight, terminating in setae similar to other tarsal setae; male S7 with more elongate processes narrower, particularly in basal half (Mexico to Costa Rica)	Chilicola polita Michener
5(4)	Pronotum yellowish to light brown; female basal metatarsomeres with apical process almost straight, ending in a seta clearly thicker than other tarsal setae; male seventh sternum with conspicuous median projections bent ventrally, apicolateral process with subquadrate apex (Mexico: Morelos)	Chilicola yanezae Hinojosa-Díaz & Michener
–	Pronotum dark reddish brown; female basal metatarsomeres with apical process clearly curved, not terminating in a prominent seta; male seventh sternum without median projections, apicolateral process with broadly rounded apex (Colombia: Caquetá, Putumayo)	Chilicola muruimuinane Smith-Pardo & Gonzalez