Four new species of Glossodrilus, G. mairaro, G. arapaco, G. oliveirae and G. tico, are described from the region between 3º - 5ºN and 58º - 62ºW, including part of Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. A new occurrence is indicated for G. schubarti. The subgenus Glossodrilus (Tonperoge) is invalidated. A pragmatic system is presented to group the 31 species and subspecies of Glossodrilus.