Abstract
Four new species of the genus Phrynarachne Thorell, 1869 from China are described: P.dreepy Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), P.xuxiake Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀), P.yunhui Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀), and P.zhengzhongi Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀). The unknown sexes of P.brevis Tang & S. Li, 2010 (♂), P.huangshanensisLi et al., 1985 (♀), P.lancea Tang & S. Li, 2010 (♂), and P.mammillata Song, 1990 (♀) are described for the first time. Phrynarachnesinensis Peng, Yin & Kim is treated as a nomen dubium.