Key to species of Araneibatrus

1 Length of clypeus about one-third of total head length; body, antennae, and legs extremely elongate (Figs 3, 4 E–F)....... 2

- Length of clypeus much less than one-third of total head length; body, antennae, and legs distinctly elongate, but not as extreme as above (Figs 1, 2, 4 A–D)....................................................................... 3

2 Pronotal disc with pair of large antebasal spines; elytra with relatively smaller basal foveae (Fig. 4 F); sternite IV lacking mediobasal foveae, with three pairs of basolateral foveae (Fig. 9 F).................................. A. spinosus sp. n.

- Pronotal disc lacking antebasal spines; elytra with relatively larger basal foveae (Fig. 4 E); sternite IV with one pair of mediobasal and three pairs of basolateral foveae (Fig. 9 E)...................................... A. pubescens sp. n.

3 Vertex with a distinct pair of lateral carinae extending from posterior margins of antennal tubercles toward postocular margins (Fig 4 A–C)......................................................................................... 4

- Vertex lacking lateral postantennal carinae (Fig. 4 D)........................................ A. gracilipes Yin & Li

4 Pronotal disc bears coarse punctation (Fig 4 C), with a pair of dorsal carinae.................... A. grossepunctatus sp. n.

- Pronotal disc finely punctate (Fig. 4 A–B), lacking dorsal carinae............................................... 5

5 Pronotum relatively more slender, PL/PW> 1.19 (Fig. 4 A); male with strongly modified antennomeres IX–XI (Fig. 1 A; Nomura & Wang 1991: fig 3A–B)...................................... A. callissimus (Nomura & Wang) comb. n.

- Pronotum relatively wider, PL/PW = 1.06 (Fig. 4 B); male with unmodified antennomeres IX–XI (Fig. 1 B)..................................................................................................... A. cellulanus sp. n.