Six new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) and a redescription of A.colubrinus Song & Zhu, 1992 from Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China.

Six new species of the genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 from Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province, China are described: Araneuschenjingi sp. nov. (♂♀), and A.yuboi sp. nov. (♂♀) are assigned to the A.diadematus group; A.lihaiboi sp. nov. (♂♀), A.shii sp. nov. (♂♀), A.wanghuai sp. nov. (♂♀), and A.yangchuandongi sp. nov. (♂♀) are assigned to the A.sturmi group. Araneuscolubrinus Song & Zhu, 1992 is redescribed. A new synonym of Araneuscolubrinus Song & Zhu, 1992 is proposed: Araneusoctodentalis Song & Zhu, 1992 syn. nov.