Key to Chinese species of Plator 1. Epigynum of females have narrow first windings of the copulatory duct system (Figs 5, 10); Pedipalpus of males lacking RTA (Figs 7, 13)... The insolens species��group... 2 �� Epigynum of females have broad first windings of the copulatory duct system (Figs 17, 22, 28, 33); Pedipalpus of males have RTA (Figs 19, 24, 30, 35).................................................................................................................... The pennatus species��group... 5 2. Females......................................................................................................................... 3 �� Males............................................................................................................................ 4 3. Epigynum with one pair of leaf��like anterior margins, spermathecae triangular (Figs 4���5).................................................................................................... Plator insolens Simon �� Epigynum with a pair of eye��like anterior margins and spermathecae oval (Figs 9���10) ............................................................................................ Plator sinicus Zhu et Wang 4. Median apophysis almost warship��shaped and pointed distally, subtegulum without hump (Figs 6���7)......................................................................... Plator insolens Simon �� Median apophysis really oval and rounded distally, subtegulum with a hump medianlly (Figs 12���13)................................................................. Plator sinicus Zhu et Wang. 5. Females......................................................................................................................... 6 �� Males............................................................................................................................ 9 6. Anterior epigynal margin weakly sclerotized and M��shaped, anteriorly copulatory ducts long, spermathecae with a small head laterally (Figs 16���17)...................................................................................................................................... Plator bowo sp. nov. �� Anterior or lateral epigynal margins strongly clerotized (Figs 21, 27, 32).................. 7 7. Anterior epigynal margins narrow, semicircular, located medially, copulatory openings posteriolateral (Figs 21���22)..................................................... Plator pandeae Tikader �� Epigynal margins lateral or anteriolateral, copulatory openings at anterior median (Figs 27, 32)................................................................................................................. 8 8. Epigynum with short margins at anteriolateral corners, anteriorly copulatory ducts Ushaped (Figs 27���28)................................................................. Plator pennatus Platnick �� Epigynum with margins laterally, large and C��shaped, anteriorly copulatory ducts short, parallel to each other (Figs 32���33) .................................. Plator yunlong sp. nov. 9. Pedipalpal median apophysis without hook or prong (Figs 18, 23)............................. 10 �� Pedipalpal median apophysis with hook or prong (Figs 29, 34)................................ 11 10. Median apophysis long and horn��shaped in ventral view, widened distally in lateral view (Figs 18���19).......................................................................... Plator bowo sp. nov. �� Median apophysis short and spine��shaped in ventral view, pointed distally in lateral view (Figs 23���24).................................................................... Plator pandeae Tikader 11. Median apophysis triangular at lateral view, hooked distally, tegulum not extended posteriorly (Figs 29���30) .......................................................... Plator pennatus Platnick �� Median apophysis oval at lateral view, tegulum extended posteriorly (Figs 34���35)...... ................................................................................................... Plator yunlong sp. nov.

Published as part of Zhu, Ming-Sheng, Tang, Gui-Ming, Zhang, Feng & Song, Da-Xiang, 2006, Revision of the spider family Trochanteriidae from China (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), pp. 31-51 in Zootaxa 1140 (1) on pages 33-34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1140.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/172053