title: Four new species of Meligethes Stephens from China and additional data on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Meike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xingke
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Email: huangmin@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Horní Počernice, Czech Republic; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jelínek
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie"Charles Darwin", Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Borelli 50, I-00161 Rome, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Audisio
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size