A new species of the genus Meligethes Stephens (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae) from China Author Lin, Xiao-Li Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China Author Chen, Ying Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China Author Huang, Min Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China Author Yang, Xing-Ke Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China Corresponding author, E-mail: huangmin @ nwsuaf. edu. cn text Zoological Systematics 2015 40 3 268 289 http://zoobank.org/ac99e2ba-2f02-4813-b8a9-cbeda1d1f678 journal article 10.11865/zs.20150304 2095-6827 AC99E2BA-2F02-4813-B8A9-CBEDA1D1F678 Meligethes serripes ( Gyllenhal, 1827 ) Nitidula serripes Gyllenhal, 1827: 30 . Meligethes quadridens Forster, 1849: 21 . Meligethes serripes : Reitter, 1871: 82 . Distribution. China ( Xinjiang ), Europe.