﻿AbstractFour new species ofAraneusClerck, 1757 from southern China are described:A.mayangheMi & Wang,sp. nov.(♂♀) from Guizhou,A.shiwandashanMi & Wang,sp. nov.(♂♀) from Guangxi, andA.zhouiMi & Wang,sp. nov.(♂♀) from Hainan are assigned to theA.sturmigroup, andA.fenzhiMi & Wang,sp. nov.(♂♀) from Hunan, Guizhou and Jiangxi is not assigned to any species group. A new combination is also proposed:Aoaraneusoctumaculalus(Han & Zhu, 2010)comb. nov.