Key to species of Platyparadonus
1. Dark brown, legs and antennae lighter, contrasting with body; generally larger, 3mm or longer; known from the Greater Antilles ...................................................... ... P. marleyi Etzler and Ivie, new species .
2. Amber (yellow-brown), legs and antennae not contrasting with body; generally smaller, less than 3mm; known from a single locality in Colombia ................................................. ..... P. beckeri Etzler and Ivie, new species .