Four new species of Meligethes Stephens, 1830, M. (s.str.) macrofemoratus (Shaanxi, Ningxia), M. (s.str.) yak (NW Sichuan), M. (s.str.) auropilosus (Tibet) and M. (Odontogethes) aurorugosus (Tibet) spp. nov., are described and illustrated from China. Diagnostic characters distinguishing these new species from closely related taxa are discussed. The previously unknown male of Meligethes (s.str.) aureolineatus Audisio, Sabatelli & Jelínek, 2015 from Sichuan and the previously unknown female of M. (Odontogethes) scrobescens Chen, Lin, Huang & Yang, 2015 from Sichuan are also described. Additional data are also presented on the geographic distribution and life history of other Chinese Meligethes species.

Department of Entomology National Museum Cirkusová 1740 CZ 193 00 Horní Počernice Czech Republic; Email unknown

Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie Charles Darwin Sapienza Università di Roma Via Borelli 50 1 00161 Rome Italy; Email unknown

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education Entomological Museum Northwest A and F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China; Email

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education Entomological Museum Northwest A and F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China; Email unknown

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China; Email unknown

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