identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
6CD006BA46AE504795F91E75935D7528.text	6CD006BA46AE504795F91E75935D7528.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius aeneoniger Strohecker 1944	<div><p>Meilichius aeneoniger Strohecker, 1944</p><p>Fig. 12</p><p>Meilichius aeneoniger Strohecker, 1944: 141 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Paratype: India • 1 sex undetermined; glued on a plastic sheet with six labels as follows: “ Para-type ” “ Co-type ” “ Nilgiri Hills ” “ 1946.178 ” “ PARATYPE Meilichius aeneoniger Strohecker ” “ NHMUK 016510425 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body approximately circular, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny with metallic luster. Dorsal surface mostly copper-green, antenna, pronotal sides, elytral humeri, and legs brown. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri barely prominent; elytral punctation distinctly dense and fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.7, EW 2.9.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Southern India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6CD006BA46AE504795F91E75935D7528	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
6D8ACE6AE9E15CA0813C7205B2D3C924.text	6D8ACE6AE9E15CA0813C7205B2D3C924.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius ampliatus (Gorham 1875)	<div><p>Meilichius ampliatus (Gorham, 1875)</p><p>Fig. 13</p><p>Thelgetrum ampliatum Gorham, 1875: 314 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Lectotype (here designated): Philippines • 1 ♂; glued on a card with eight labels as follows: “ SYN-TYPE ” “ Type ” “ Gorham Type ” “ Phillipine Isles ” “ F. Chapuis ” “ Gorham Coll. 91–50 ” “ T. ampliatum Gorham ” “ NHMUK 016510424 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>Philippines • 2 sex undetermined; Surigao Mindanao Baker; Philippine Is. C. F. Baker. 1920–79; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body broadly oval, moderately convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly reddish brown, antennomeres 1–2 and 11 pale yellow; 3–10 brown to brownish-black. Pronotal lateral margins subparallel, from apical third strongly converging toward the apex. Elytra widest behind the mid-length; humeri prominent; elytral punctuation dense and fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.4–4.2, EW 2.4–2.7.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Philippines (Mindanao).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Gorham (1875) described Thelgetrum ampliatum based on a single specimen but did not explicitly designate it as the “ holotype. ” The first author examined this specimen housed in the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK), and confirmed that its morphological characters and label data match the original description. Therefore, to clarify and stabilize its taxonomic status, the specimen bearing the historical “ TYPE ” label is hereby formally designated as the lectotype of Meilichius ampliatus (Gorham, 1875) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6D8ACE6AE9E15CA0813C7205B2D3C924	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
9828ABB5DB7A51C9A2E8695A74658422.text	9828ABB5DB7A51C9A2E8695A74658422.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius apicicornis Arrow 1920	<div><p>Meilichius apicicornis Arrow, 1920</p><p>Fig. 14</p><p>Meilichius apicicornis Arrow, 1920 a: 72 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Lectotype (here designated): Borneo • 1 ♂; glued on a card with seven labels as follows: “ SYN-TYPE ” “ Type H. T. ” “ Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak. G. E. Bryant. 16. XII. 13. ” “ D 6 16 ” “ G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147 ” “ Meilichius apicicornis type arrow ” “ NHMUK 016510365 ”; (NHMUK) ; Paralectotypes (here designated): Borneo • 1 ♂; glued on a card with four labels as follows: “ SYN-TYPE ” “ Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak. G. E. Bryant. XII. 1913 ” “ G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147 ” “ Meilichius apicicornis co-type arrow ”; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; glued on a card with three labels as follows: “ SYN-TYPE ” “ Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak. G. E. Bryant. 8. II. 14 ” “ G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147 ”; (NHMUK) Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; ditto; (NHMUK); Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; ditto except “ 2. 1914 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly reddish brown, antennomere 1–4 and terminal one ferruginous; 5–10 black. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri moderately prominent; elytral punctuation distinctly dense and coarse.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.8–4.4, EW 2.6–3.1.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Malaysia (Sarawak).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The first author has examined all the type specimens of M. apicicornis deposited in the Natural History Museum in London. According to the original description by Arrow (1920 a), “ A series of specimens were taken by Mr. Bryant. ” This indicates that the description of this new species was based on multiple specimens. Indeed, the first author examined five specimens of this species bearing syntype labels. Herein we designate the male specimen with collection number NHMUK 016510365 as the lectotype to stabilize the taxonomic status of this species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9828ABB5DB7A51C9A2E8695A74658422	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
9303B09023D1596E839495E32A08CFF0.text	9303B09023D1596E839495E32A08CFF0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius biplagiatus Arrow 1920	<div><p>Meilichius biplagiatus Arrow, 1920</p><p>Fig. 15</p><p>Meilichius biplagiatus Arrow, 1920 a: 73 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Holotype: Borneo • ♂; glued on a card with seven labels as follows: “ Holotype ” “ Holo-type ” “ Type H. T. ” “ 59564 ” “ Borneo Pengaron ” “ Doherty ” “ Frv Coll. 1905.100. ” “ Meilichius biplagiatus type Arrow ” “ NHMUK 016510368 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sandakan; Brit. N. Borneo. C. F. Baker. 1919–2; Sandakan Borneo Baker; 9460; Meilichius biplagiatus . arr. Compared with type. G. J. A.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sandakan Borneo Baker; Sandakan; Brit. N. Borneo. C. F. Baker. 1919–2; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface reddish brown, antennomere 1–11 pale brown. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri strongly prominent; elytral punctuation dense and rather fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.4–4.5, EW 3.3–3.4.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Indonesia (S. Borneo) and Malaysia (N. Borneo).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9303B09023D1596E839495E32A08CFF0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
594B9FC1732858DF9FD79B1E261CAE36.text	594B9FC1732858DF9FD79B1E261CAE36.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius brevicollis Arrow 1920	<div><p>Meilichius brevicollis Arrow, 1920</p><p>Fig. 16</p><p>Meilichius brevicollis Arrow, 1920 a: 72 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Holotype: Borneo • ♀; glued on a card with seven labels as follows: “ Holo-type ” “ Type H. T. ” “ Borneo Pengaron ” “ Doherty ” “ Frv Coll. 1905.100. ” “ Meilichius brevicollis type arrow ” “ NHMUK 016510367 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Additional material.</p><p>Borneo • 1 ♀; Sarawak: 1907–1909. C. J. Brooks. B. M. 1936-681; (NHMUK); Borneo • 1 ♀; Sarawak, Bidi . 1908-9. C. J. Brooks. B. M. 1929–551; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly reddish brown, antennomeres 1–4 brown, 5–10 and the basal half of the terminal one black. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri weakly prominent; elytral punctuation dense and rather fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.1–4.6, EW 3.1–3.6.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Indonesia (S. Borneo) and Malaysia (Sarawak).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/594B9FC1732858DF9FD79B1E261CAE36	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
0404B41D7ACE58B4861D5C922748DE1B.text	0404B41D7ACE58B4861D5C922748DE1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius callosus Pic 1930	<div><p>Meilichius callosus Pic, 1930</p><p>Fig. 17</p><p>Meilichius callosus Pic, 1930: 19 .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; B. N. Borneo, nr. Kinabalu, Kabayau, 600. 13: 5: 1929; Meilichius callosus . Pic Determined from description. G. J. A.; NHMUK 016510423; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; B. N. Borneo, nr. Kinabalu, Kabayau, 600. 13: 5: 1929; Meilichius callosus . Pic Determined from description. G. J. A.; Ex F. M S. Museum B. M. 1955-354.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; B. N. Borneo, nr. Kinabalu, Kabayau, 600. 13: 5: 1929; Ex F. M S. Museum B. M. 1955-354.; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface pale brown, antennomeres 1–7 and the terminal one brown, antennomeres 8–10 black; humeral calli orange. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri strongly prominent; elytral punctuation dense and coarse.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.6–4.7, EW 3.7–3.8.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Malaysia (N. Borneo).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0404B41D7ACE58B4861D5C922748DE1B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
E71D33AFE42855A3B3F2E6023F7A9648.text	E71D33AFE42855A3B3F2E6023F7A9648.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius chebalingensis Chang & Li 2026	<div><p>Meilichius chebalingensis Chang &amp; Li sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 2</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • ♀; Guangdong, Shixin County (始新县), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.735523&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=114.18678" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.735523/lat 114.18678)">Chebaling</a> (车八岭), 114.186785°N, 24.735523°E; 788 m; 1. IV. 2022; Pan-Pan Li leg.; (IZCAS) ; Paratypes: China • 1 ♀; same collecting data as holotype; (NHMC) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Meilichius chebalingensis sp. nov. resembles M. ampliatus, M. apicicornis, M. biplagiatus, M. brevicollis, M. callosus, M. fuscipes, M. nigricollis, M. pachycerus, and M. politus in having elytra lacking metallic luster and maculae. However, M. chebalingensis can be distinguished as follows:</p><p>From M. ampliatus (Fig. 13): antennae almost uniformly brown to dark brown, without obvious color differentiation (vs antennomeres 1–2 and the terminal one brownish-yellow, antennomeres 3–10 brown to dark brown); elytra widest before the mid-length (vs distinctly behind the mid-length); elytral surface with coarse punctures (vs fine punctures); humeri weakly prominent (vs strongly prominent); legs and dorsal surfaces of different colors (vs concolorous).</p><p>From M. apicicornis (Fig. 14): antennae almost uniformly brown to dark brown (vs antennomeres 1–4 and the terminal one brown, antennomeres 5–10 black); elytra widest before the mid-length (vs near the mid-length); humeri weakly prominent (vs moderately prominent); legs and dorsal surfaces of different colors (vs of the same color).</p><p>From M. biplagiatus (Fig. 15): antennae and legs similar in color, differing from the dorsal surface (vs antennae, legs, and dorsal surface all similar in color); elytra widest before the middle (vs at the middle); elytral surface with coarse punctures (vs rather fine punctures); humeri weakly prominent (vs strongly prominent).</p><p>From M. brevicollis (Fig. 16): antennae almost uniformly brown to dark brown (vs antennomeres 1–4 brown, antennomeres 5–10 and the basal half of the terminal one black); elytra widest before the mid-length (vs at the mid-length); elytral surface with coarse punctures (vs rather fine punctures); legs and dorsal surfaces of different colors (vs of the same color).</p><p>From M. callosus (Fig. 17): antennae almost uniformly brown to dark brown (vs antennomeres 1–7 and the terminal one brown, antennomeres 8–10 black); elytra widest before the mid-length (vs near the mid-length); humeri weakly prominent (vs strongly prominent, with orange raised areas); legs and dorsal surfaces of different colors (vs of the same color).</p><p>From M. fuscipes (Fig. 20): terminal antennomere mostly dark brown (vs orange); elytral surface with coarse punctures (vs fine punctures); humeri weakly prominent (vs strongly prominent).</p><p>From M. pachycerus (Fig. 28): antennae almost uniformly brown to dark brown (vs antennomeres 1–5 ferruginous, 6–8 and 11 black, 9–10 pale yellow); elytra widest before the mid-length (vs near the mid-length); legs and dorsal surfaces of different colors (vs of the same color).</p><p>From M. politus (Fig. 29): antennae almost uniformly brown to dark brown (vs antennomeres 1–4 brownish-yellow, 5–11 dark brown); elytra widest before the middle (vs near the middle); elytral surface with coarse punctures (vs extremely fine punctures); legs and dorsal surfaces of different colors (vs of the same color).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Female. Body (Fig. 1) oval, convex, surfaces smooth, rather shiny. Eyes black; head, pronotum and elytra pale brown; antennae and legs brown except apical 1 / 3 of terminal antennomeres and tarsi, both of which pale brown; ventral surfaces mostly dark brown to brown.</p><p>Head. Antenna 11 - segmented with scape rather long and stout, 3.0 × longer than pedicel; pedicel slightly longer than wide; antennomere 3 ~ 2.0 × longer than antennomere 2 and nearly as long as antennomere 4; antennomere 4 slightly longer than antennomere 5; antennomeres 6–8 distinctly longer than wide and gradually shorter; club composed of three antennomeres, narrow and loosely articulated; terminal antennomeres 3.0 × as long as wide. Maxilla with palp comparatively stout; terminal palpomere 1.5 × as long as wide, sides converging toward apex, obtusely rounded apically.</p><p>Thorax. Pronotum with anterior margins very narrowly bordered, lateral margins moderately bordered; disc weakly convex, median furrow absent. Pronotal surface polished between punctures, punctation rather dense and rather coarse; lateral sulci distinct, linear, extending to 1 / 4 of pronotal length; basal sulcus shallow and weakly curved. Prosternal process widely separates front coxae, ~ 2.0 × as wide as longest coxal diameter and narrower than intercoxal process of mesoventrite, widening behind front coxae; sides curved outward, weakly curved at apex. Elytral sides strongly curved, widest beyond mid-length, posterior 1 / 3 abruptly converged and slightly produced at apex; elytral epipleuron broad, abruptly tapered beyond mid-length and obsolete at apex. Humeri weakly prominent; elytral surface polished between punctures, punctation as large as pronotal ones, dense and coarse.</p><p>Abdomen. Ventrite 1 almost as long as three subsequent ventrites combined; ventrites 2–4 gradually shorter in length. Ventrite 5 with posterior margin rounded.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.1–4.3, BH 2.0–2.1, PL 0.9–1.0, PW 1.8–1.9, EL 3.3–3.5, EW 2.7–2.8, BH / BL 0.5, PL / PW 0.5, EL / EW 1.2–1.3, EL / PL 2.6–3.0, EW / PW 1.5.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species is named after its type locality, Chebaling National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, China; adjective.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Guangdong.</p><p>Ecology.</p><p>The holotype and paratype of Meilichius chebalingensis sp. nov. were collected using Mycophagy insects windows trap with a wood-decaying fungus growing on a tree (Fig. 2). The fungus was subsequently identified as Xylobolus austrosinensis Ji &amp; Zhou, 2018 based on Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E71D33AFE42855A3B3F2E6023F7A9648	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
BD6A95DC16D75BCC9E26B6A39340451A.text	BD6A95DC16D75BCC9E26B6A39340451A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius erotyloides Strohecker 1951	<div><p>Meilichius erotyloides Strohecker, 1951</p><p>Fig. 18</p><p>Meilichius erotyloides Strohecker, 1951: 166 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • sex undetermined; glued on a card with four labels as follows: “ Ta Han, Hainan Id VI- 24-35 ” “ L. Gressitt Collection ” “ Meilichius Erotyloides Strohecker TYPE ” “ California Academy of Sciences Type No. 8363 ”; (CAS) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body elongate oval, moderately convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly black, pronotum deep red; elytral maculae yellow. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri barely prominent; elytral punctuation dense and coarse. Each elytron with two irregular maculae; anterior elytral macula narrow, anterior margin enclosing humerus, posterior margin with three deep U-shaped concavities; posterior elytral macula large, anterior margin with three sharp teeth, posterior margin rounded, with a black spot at the center.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Hainan).</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was examined in the present study with holotype photo observations, and the description and information presented here based on Strohecker (1951).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD6A95DC16D75BCC9E26B6A39340451A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
364DB73DD8795ACE9561929F5AE26161.text	364DB73DD8795ACE9561929F5AE26161.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius expetitus Gorham 1885	<div><p>Meilichius expetitus Gorham, 1885</p><p>Meilichius expetitus Gorham, 1885: 523 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>“ A single specimen taken in August 1878 by Doct. O. Beccari. ”</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate strongly convex, surface smooth, shiny. Antennomeres 1–4 ferruginous, 5–11 black; pronotum and elytral humeri ferruginous; elytra bright violet. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri weakly prominent; elytral punctuation sparse and coarse.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Sumatra.</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was not examined in the present study, nor were the type specimen photographs available. The description and information presented here are based on Gorham (1885).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/364DB73DD8795ACE9561929F5AE26161	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
362AC38128D954D49302D9A82D4D93F2.text	362AC38128D954D49302D9A82D4D93F2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius fasciatus (Heller 1898)	<div><p>Meilichius fasciatus (Heller, 1898)</p><p>Milichius fasciatus Heller, 1898: 40 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>“ Southern Celebes, Lompo Batang, X, 1895, Drs. Sarasin; same locality, altitude 3000 ft., III 1896, H. Fruhstorfer leg. Mus. Dresden No. 10913 &amp; Mus. Tring. ”</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body approximately circular, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny with strong metallic luster. Antennae, head, pronotum, and legs brown to black, elytra blue-black, elytral maculae orange. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri barely prominent; elytral punctuation distinctly dense and rather coarse. Each elytron with one finger-like transverse macula (based on Heller 1898).</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.5–5.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Indonesia (Sulawesi).</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was not examined in the present study, nor were type specimen photographs available. The description and information presented here are based on Heller (1898).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/362AC38128D954D49302D9A82D4D93F2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
DAAC89759C9A54648DE8571DD72448F5.text	DAAC89759C9A54648DE8571DD72448F5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius ferrugineus Frivaldszky 1883	<div><p>Meilichius ferrugineus Frivaldszky, 1883</p><p>Fig. 19</p><p>Meilichius ferrugineus Frivaldszky, 1883: 132 .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; D 6 16; Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak. G. E. Bryant. 24. 1. 14.; G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147; Determined from description. G. J. A. Meilichius ferrugineus Frival.; NHMUK 016510366; (NHMUK) ; ditto except “ 23. 1. 14. ” (NHMUK); Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sandakan, N. Borneo. W. B. Pryer. B. M. 1925–264.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sandakan, N. Borneo.; Sandakan, N. Borneo. W. B. Pryer. B. M. 1925–264.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sandakan, N. Borneo. W. B. Pryer. B. M. 1925–264.;? Cymbachus sp. n. notiu Gorh. coll.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sandakan, N. Borneo.; Sandakan, N. Borneo. W. B. Pryer. B. M. 1925–264.; Meilichius ferrugineus Frival. G. J. Arrow det.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Sarawak: 4 th Division Gn. Mulu NP.; P. M. Hammond &amp; J. E. Marshall v-viii. 1978 B. M. 1978–49; nr. Base Camp 50–100 m.; Meilichius sp. P. M. Hammond det. 198? (invisible handwriting); Meilichius ferrugineus (Frivaldszky) Det. W. Tomaszewska 2004; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; P. M. Hammond &amp; J. E. Marshall v-viii. 1978 B. M. 1978–49; Sarawak: 4 th Division Gn. Mulu NP.; Meilichius ferrugineus (Frivaldszky) Det. W. Tomaszewska 2004; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny with metallic luster. Antennae almost brown, pronotum and elytra violet-blue, legs (except tarsi) brown, elytral humeri and tarsi orange. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri moderately prominent; elytral punctuation distinctly dense and coarse.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.6–5.0, EW 3.2–3.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Malaysia (Sabah).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DAAC89759C9A54648DE8571DD72448F5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
9B847A3019315EDC8F6E1A3ACCB09127.text	9B847A3019315EDC8F6E1A3ACCB09127.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius fuscipes Arrow 1920	<div><p>Meilichius fuscipes Arrow, 1920</p><p>Fig. 20</p><p>Meilichius fuscipes Arrow, 1920 a: 70 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Holotype: Sumatra • ♂; glued on a card with five labels as follows: “ Holo-type ” “ Type H. T. ” “ Padang . Sidempoean. Sumatra. Ericson. 99–94. ” “ Meilichius fuscipes . Type arrow ” “ NHMUK 016510363 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Antennomeres 1–10 deep brown to black, terminal one pale yellow; elytra bright ferrugineus red, pronotum slightly darker, legs dark brown. Elytra widest near behind mid-length; humeri distinctly prominent; elytral punctuation sparse and fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.6, EW 3.2.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Sumatra (Padang).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9B847A3019315EDC8F6E1A3ACCB09127	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
E40867A0D76D5AFABE5C91FC939B062C.text	E40867A0D76D5AFABE5C91FC939B062C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius geminatus Strohecker 1958	<div><p>Meilichius geminatus Strohecker, 1958</p><p>Meilichius geminatus Strohecker, 1958: 45</p><p>Type material.</p><p>“ Holotype. — A specimen of undetermined sex from Luzon. In the collection of the Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin. ” [not examined]</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body approximately circular, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly ferruginous, antennomeres 1–4 pale brown, 5–11 black; elytral maculae and legs black. Elytra widest near behind mid-length; humeri weakly prominent; elytral punctuation dense and coarse. Each elytron with two pairs of oval spots, the anterior and posterior pairs widely separates.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Philippines (Luzon).</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was not examined in the present. The description and information presented here are based on Strohecker (1958).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E40867A0D76D5AFABE5C91FC939B062C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
B096C62A40FF52848ABB52ACB4CBDB51.text	B096C62A40FF52848ABB52ACB4CBDB51.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius Gerstaecker. Building 1857	<div><p>Meilichius Gerstaecker, 1857</p><p>Meilichius Gerstaecker, 1857: 240 . Type species: Meilichius nigricollis Gerstaecker, 1857 .</p><p>Thelgetrum Gorham, 1875: 314 . Type species: Thelgetrum ampliatum Gorham, 1875 .</p><p>Milichius Gemminger &amp; Harold, 1876: 3737 .</p><p>Gibbiger Csiki, 1900: 375 . Type species: Milichius fasciatus Heller, 1898 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Species of Meilichius appear to be closely related to Bolbomorphus and Cyclotoma . However, Meilichius can be distinguished from Bolbomorphus by its smaller body size, ~ 3.0–6.0 mm in length (vs distinctly larger, ~ 7.0–10.0 mm); scutellar shield subtriangular (vs transversely oval). It differs from Cyclotoma in having the body broadly oval (vs orbicular); antennal club shorter than the remaining segments (vs subequal in length to the remaining segments).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B096C62A40FF52848ABB52ACB4CBDB51	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
6BB7AA17FE875AA4AAA831974BD652B6.text	6BB7AA17FE875AA4AAA831974BD652B6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius impressicollis Strohecker 1943	<div><p>Meilichius impressicollis Strohecker, 1943</p><p>Fig. 21</p><p>Meilichius impressicollis Strohecker, 1943: 389 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: Philippines • sex undetermined; glued on a card with four labels as follows: “ Mt. Makiling Luzon . Baker ” “ Type ” “ TypeNo 55889 U S N M ” “ Meilichius impressicollis Strohecker ”; (USNM).</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body broadly oval, moderately convex, surfaces smooth, shiny with aeneous luster. Dorsal surface mostly ferruginous; antennomeres 6–8 and 11 black; 9 and 10 pale yellow; elytral humeri pale ferruginous. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri distinctly prominent, subcarinate laterally; elytral punctuation sparse and fine.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Philippines (Luzon).</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was examined in the present study with holotype photo observations, and the description and information presented here are based on Strohecker (1943).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6BB7AA17FE875AA4AAA831974BD652B6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
EF2B90D5B6A555D581AD7B185592E991.text	EF2B90D5B6A555D581AD7B185592E991.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius javanicus Csiki 1900	<div><p>Meilichius javanicus Csiki, 1900</p><p>Fig. 22</p><p>Meilichius javanicus Csiki, 1900: 376 .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Java • 1 ♂; Bowring . 63 · 47 *; determined from description. G. J. A. Meilichius javanicus Csiki; NHMUK 016510426; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body approximately circular, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surfaces mostly pale ferruginous; antennomeres 6–11 dark brown, pronotal disc, elytral maculae black. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri barely prominent; elytral punctuation distinctly dense and rather coarse. Each elytron with a single longitudinal half-oval shaped macula; the maculae broadly separated when elytra closed.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.7, EW 3.2.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Java.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EF2B90D5B6A555D581AD7B185592E991	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
895DDB05D5B35A5BA18BA1D5DD50331D.text	895DDB05D5B35A5BA18BA1D5DD50331D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius klapperichi Mader 1941	<div><p>Meilichius klapperichi Mader, 1941</p><p>Fig. 23</p><p>Milichius klapperichi Mader, 1941: 938 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • sex undetermined; glued on a card with five labels as follows: “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-117.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -117.4/lat 27.4)">Kuatun</a> (2300 m) 27,40n. Br. 117,40ö. L. J. Klapperich 7. 5. 1938 (Fukien) ” “ Milichius klapperichi det. Mader ” “ Holotypus ” “ Automontage photographed ” “ ZFMK -COL-1000132 ”; (ZFMK) . Paratype: China • sex undetermined; in Mader’s collection (Mader 1941) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body broadly oval, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly pale ferruginous; antennae and legs dark reddish-brown to black, elytral maculae black. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri weakly prominent; elytral punctuation dense and rather coarse. Each elytron with a single small longitudinal half-oval shaped macula; the maculae forming a single circular spot medially when elytra closed.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.0–3.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Fujian).</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was examined in the present study with holotype photo observations, and the description and information presented here are based on Mader (1941).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/895DDB05D5B35A5BA18BA1D5DD50331D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
C0ABC2BCDAAB57E99288C9E270AB00FB.text	C0ABC2BCDAAB57E99288C9E270AB00FB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius multimaculatus Sasaji 1970	<div><p>Meilichius multimaculatus Sasaji, 1970</p><p>Meilichius multimaculatus Sasaji, 1970: 15 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>“ Holotype. ♀, Penpuchi, Nantou Hsien, Formosa, 13. Vii. 1966, H. Kamiya leg. ” [not examines]</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body elongate oval, moderately convex, surfaces smooth, shiny with coppery luster. Antennae black; pronotum deep reddish-brown, with lateral area rather broadly reddish; elytra yellowish brown with black complicated maculae; legs reddish brown. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri prominent; elytral punctuation sparse and fine. Elytral maculae as follows: A large scutellar black patch narrows posteriorly and connects to a very narrow sutural black stripe. This stripe then broadens again to form a large preapical black area, which extends broadly forward along the outer margin, with its anterior margin dentate. The apical margins of the elytra are very narrowly reddish. The humeral black macula is transverse, with an excavated posterior border, and is separated from the scutellar macula by a narrow pale stripe. The lateral black macula is large, entirely touching the outer margin, and situated before the middle of the elytral length. On each elytron, two small black spots are transversely aligned at the same level. A pair of triangular, medium-sized maculae is located one-third from the apex and near the suture.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BW 3.4, BH 1.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Taiwan).</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was not examined in the present. The description and information presented here are based on Sasaji (1970).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C0ABC2BCDAAB57E99288C9E270AB00FB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
C9DDAE63BA08521982936C2B27B0A55F.text	C9DDAE63BA08521982936C2B27B0A55F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius nigricollis Gerstaecker 1857	<div><p>Meilichius nigricollis Gerstaecker, 1857</p><p>Figs 24, 25</p><p>Meilichius nigricollis Gerstaecker, 1857: 241 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Holotype: Borneo • ♀; glued on a card with six labels as follows: “ Pulo Pe. nang. Nigricollis gerst. ” “ Meilichius nigricollis Gerst. ♀ ” “ TYPE ” “ Mus. Westerm. ” “ dissected &amp; re-mounted May 1961 H. F. Strohecker ” “ zmuc 00020050 ”; (NHMD) .</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Quop, W. Sarawak. II-III. 1914. G. E. Bryant.; G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147; NHMUK 016510361; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak. G. E. Bryant. 31. 1. 14; G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147; determined from description. G. J. A.? Meilichius nigricollis Gerst.; NHMUK 016510360; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; Quop, W. Sarawak. W. Sarawak. 2. III. 14.; D 625; G. Bryant Coll. 1919–147; Determined from description. G. J. A.? Meilichius nigricollis Gerst.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; N. Borneo. Bettotan, Nr. Sandakan . Aug. 10 th. 1927.; Ex F. M. 30 S. Museum. B. M. 1955-354.; (NHMUK) ; Borneo • 1 sex undetermined; N. BORNEO. Bettotan, Nr. Sandakan . Aug. 9 th. 1927.; M. biplagiatus . arr. Compared with type. G. J. A.; Ex F. M. S. Museum. B. M. 1955-354.; (NHMUK) ; Malaysia • 1 sex undetermined; MALAYA SELANGOR, F. M. S. ul? kanocn (invisible handwriting) 30. 8. 1934; Ex F. M. S. Museum. B. M. 1955-354.;? Meilichius nigricollis Gerst. R. J. W. Aldridge det. 1979.; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly ferruginous; antennomeres 1–10 dark reddish-brown to black, the apical half of the terminal one bright yellow; legs black. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri distinctly prominent; elytral punctuation sparse and fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.3–5.6, EW 2.3–4.3.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Malaysia and Indonesia.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Among the specimens of this species examined by the first author except for the holotype, only one specimen bears a label stating “ Borneo ” (NHMUK 016510361) and the single specimen bears a label stating: “ Malaysia ” have a black pronotum, a characteristic consistent with the original description and the holotype specimen, while the other specimens have reddish-brown pronotums. Among the latter, two bear identification labels annotated with a question mark by the identifier, suggesting that the identifier doubted the correct taxonomic placement of these specimens. It is also noteworthy that one specimen from Malaysia has a black pronotum, but its identification label is similarly marked with a question mark by the identifier.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C9DDAE63BA08521982936C2B27B0A55F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
21309C8A18A55EEEA7F818935EFFD5E7.text	21309C8A18A55EEEA7F818935EFFD5E7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius ornatus Arrow 1920	<div><p>Meilichius ornatus Arrow, 1920</p><p>Figs 26, 27</p><p>Meilichius ornatus Arrow, 1920 b: 332 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Lectotype (here designated): Laos • ♂; glued on a card with six labels as follows: “ SYN-TYPE ” “ allo-Type ” “ 1918–1 ” “ Laos. Ban Na Lane . 2. I. 1918. R. V. de Salvaza. ” “ Meilichius ornatus co-type arrow ” “ NHMUK 016412518 ”; (NHMUK) . Paralectotype (here designated): Laos • 1 ♀; glued on a card with six labels as follows: “ SYN-TYPE ” “ Type H. T ” “ 1918–1 ” “ Laos. Ban Na Lane . 2. I. 1918. R. V. de Salvaza. ” “ Meilichius ornatus type arrow ” “ NHMUK 016412515 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly black; elytral maculae pale yellow. Elytra widest near mid-length; humeri barely prominent; elytral punctuation dense and rather coarse. Each elytron with two large cloud-like maculae, their inner margin almost reaches the elytral margin, the outer margin far from the elytral suture.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 5.3–5.9, EW 4.1–4.2.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Laos.</p><p>Remark.</p><p>Wang and Tomaszewska (2025) stated that Mr. Keita Matsumoto (NHMUK) provided them with photographs of a male “ type ” (with dissected aedeagus) (NHMUK 016412515) and a female “ allotype ” (NHMUK 016412518) for their study. Based on these images, they designated the male specimen as the lectotype of Meilichius ornatus Arrow, 1920 . However, during examination of the type specimens of this species at the Natural History Museum, London, the first author of this paper discovered that the labels attached to the male and female specimens are the opposite of those cited in Wang and Tomaszewska (2025). This matter was verified with Mr. Keita Matsumoto, who confirmed that Meilichius ornatus is represented by two original type specimens: a female specimen labeled “ type ” and a male specimen labeled “ co-type ”. The label data for both specimens correspond exactly with the records made by the first author during his stay at the Natural History Museum. Mr. Matsumoto further explained that when he sent the photographs to Dr. Wang, a file name error inadvertently reversed the correspondence between the images and the specimens. Consequently, Dr. Wang, not having examined the type specimens in person, designated the lectotype and paralectotype based on this erroneous information. To rectify this error and ensure nomenclatural stability, we hereby re-designate the following specimens from the original syntype series:</p><p>Lectotype (here designated): Male specimen, labeled “ co-type ”, collection number 016412518, deposited at the Natural History Museum, London.</p><p>Paralectotype (here designated): Female specimen, labeled “ type ”, collection number 016412515, deposited at the Natural History Museum, London.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/21309C8A18A55EEEA7F818935EFFD5E7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
B75CED1E278A50F9BC9FA6E172177242.text	B75CED1E278A50F9BC9FA6E172177242.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius pachycerus Strohecker 1951	<div><p>Meilichius pachycerus Strohecker, 1951</p><p>Fig. 28</p><p>Meilichius pachycerus Strohecker, 1951: 166 .</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: Borneo • sex undetermined; glued on a card with four labels as follows: “ Mjoberg Collection ” “ W W Fnngs Bequest ” “ TYPE Meilichius pachycerus Strohecker ” “ California Academy of Sciences Type No. 8364 ”; (CAS) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short and ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny with metallic luster. Dorsal surface mostly ferruginous, antennomeres 1–5 yellowish, 6 infuscate at apex, 7–10 black, 11 black with its apical half yellow. Elytra widest near behind mid-length; humeri distinctly prominent; elytral punctuation sparse and coarse.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.8.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Borneo.</p><p>Remark.</p><p>This species was examined in the present study with holotype photo observations, and the description and information presented here are based on Strohecker (1951).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B75CED1E278A50F9BC9FA6E172177242	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
0B20E4A3C95A5D209CA99A0E6011EEFB.text	0B20E4A3C95A5D209CA99A0E6011EEFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius politus Arrow 1920	<div><p>Meilichius politus Arrow, 1920</p><p>Fig. 29</p><p>Meilichius politus Arrow, 1920 a: 71 .</p><p>Type material examined.</p><p>Holotype: Sumatra • ♂; glued on a card with eight labels as follows: “ Holo-type ” “ Type H. T. ” “ 58140 ” “ Sumatia Nias ” “ Yevman Mission ” “ Fry Coll. 1900 100. ” “ Meilichius politus . type arrow ” “ NHMUK 016510364 ”; (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly bright reddish-brown, antennomeres 5–11 deep brown to black. Elytra widest near behind mid-length; humeri distinctly prominent; elytral punctuation sparse and strongly fine.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.4, EW 3.5.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Sumatra.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0B20E4A3C95A5D209CA99A0E6011EEFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
A3928DD9F378524BB9ED6857776FD778.text	A3928DD9F378524BB9ED6857776FD778.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius speciosus Chang & Bi 2026	<div><p>Meilichius speciosus Chang &amp; Bi sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 3, 4, 5</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • ♂; Fujian, Shanghang County (上杭县), Meihuashan National Nature Reserve (梅花山保护区), Shuangche Village (双车村); 480 m; 6. XI. 2008; local collector leg.; (CBWX) ; Paratype: China • 1 ♀; same collecting data as holotype; (CBWX) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Meilichius speciosus sp. nov. resembles M. ornatus in having each elytron with two large maculae of irregular shape, which occupy the basal and apical 1 / 3 of the elytral length. However, M. speciosus differs from M. ornatus in having the body oval (vs broadly oval); elytra widest near the mid-length (vs before the mid-length); dorsal surfaces of pronotum and elytra of different color (vs concolorous); elytra with copper-yellow luster (vs without luster).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Body (Fig. 3 A – C) oval, convex, surfaces smooth, rather shiny. Eyes black; pronotum wine red; head, antennal scape, and legs red-brown; antenna except scape gradually from brown to black; elytra blackish red-brown with copper-yellow luster; each elytron with two large orange maculae; apical margin of the anterior macula and the basal margin of the posterior macula connected medially by a wide band. ventral surfaces mostly dark brown to brown; elytral epipleuron with copper-yellow luster.</p><p>Head. Antenna 11 - segmented with scape rather long and stout, 3.0 × longer than pedicel; pedicel slightly longer than wide; antennomere 3 ~ 2.0 × longer than antennomere 2 and nearly as long as antennomere 4; antennomere 4 slightly longer than antennomere 5; antennomeres 6–8 longer than wide and approximately equal in length; club composed of three antennomeres, narrow and loosely articulated; terminal antennomeres twice as long as wide. Maxillary terminal palpomere 2.0 × as long as wide, sides gradually tapering toward apex, obliquely truncate apically.</p><p>Thorax. Pronotum with anterior and lateral margins very narrowly bordered; disc weakly convex, median furrow absent. Pronotal surface polished between punctures, punctation rather dense and fine; lateral sulci distinct, linear, extending to 1 / 4 of pronotal length; basal sulcus shallow and weakly curved. Prosternal process widely separates front coxae, ~ 2.0 × as wide as longest coxal diameter and narrower than intercoxal process of mesoventrite, widening behind front coxae; sides near mid-length strongly curved outward, rounded at apex. Elytral sides rounded, widest near mid-length, posterior 1 / 3 abruptly converged and slightly produced at apex. Anterior elytral maculae located before 1 / 2 of elytron, outer margin almost touching lateral margin of elytra, inner margin distant from elytral suture; anterior margin deeply emarginate enclosing humeri; posterior margin tapering toward middle, then produced backward as a band and connected with the anterior margin of posterior elytral maculae. Posterior elytral maculae located behind 1 / 2 of elytron, outer margin distant from lateral margin of elytra, inner margin distant from elytral suture. Elytral epipleuron rather broad, abruptly tapered beyond mid-length and obsolete at apex. Humeri weakly prominent; elytral surface polished between punctures, punctation dense, coarser than pronotal ones.</p><p>Abdomen (Fig. 4). Ventrites 1–3 with smooth and distinctly non-punctate areas on each side; ventrite 1 slightly shorter than three subsequent ventrites combined; ventrites 2–4 gradually shorter in length. Ventrite 5 with posterior margin narrowly rounded at apex. Male genital segment (Fig. 5) with paired apophyses, narrow and fused into a U-shape; subgenital plate wide and tongue-shaped; sternite IX narrow, slightly convex, and setose at apex; tergite IX comprises two large laterotergites connected by a wide intervening membrane; tergite X subtruncate apically.</p><p>Aedeagus. (Fig. 6) Median lobe long and slender, moderately sclerotized, with a large, elongate membranous gonopore near apex; basal 1 / 5 doubly twisted; near apical 1 / 2 curved to one side in lateral view, in ventral view almost straight; tegmen located near apical 1 / 3 of median lobe (= penis), tegminal plate short and M-shaped in ventral view, tegminal strut large, long and flattened, extending nearly to base of median lobe.</p><p>Female. Habitus (Figs 3 D – F, 7) similar to male in appearance. However, elytra sides gradually converging from apical 1 / 3 length of elytra to apex; ventrite 5 with posterior margin pointed and curved at apex; the non-punctate areas on ventrites 1–3 are reduced and raised compared to those in male.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.1–4.5, BH 2.2–2.4, PL 1.1–1.3, PW 1.6–2.1, EL 3.3–4.1, EW 2.8–3.1, BH / BL 0.5, PL / PW 0.6–0.7, EL / EW 1.2–1.3, EL / PL 3.0–3.2, EW / PW 1.5–1.8.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet is the Latin adjective speciosus, meaning beautiful or showy, in reference to its brightly colored elytral maculae.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Fujian.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A3928DD9F378524BB9ED6857776FD778	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
B3521D996D0653C68F8DF57D0E531171.text	B3521D996D0653C68F8DF57D0E531171.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius tomaszewskae Chang & Bi 2026	<div><p>Meilichius tomaszewskae Chang &amp; Bi sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 8, 9, 10, 11</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • ♂; Yunnan, Longchuan County (陇川县), Husa Township (户撒乡); 1770– 1700 m; 12. VI. 2017, Wen-Xuan Bi leg.; (CBWX) ; Paratypes: China • 6 ♂♂; same collecting data as holotype; (CBWX) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>While Meilichius tomaszewskae sp. nov. resembles M. ampliatus, M. apicicornis, M. biplagiatus, M. brevicollis, M. callosus, M. fuscipes, M. nigricollis, M. pachycerus, and M. politus in general appearance, it can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of short pubescence on the elytra.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Body (Fig. 8) broadly oval, convex, rather shiny, orange-brown with antennomeres 7–11 and eyes black; surfaces covered with short pubescence.</p><p>Head. Antenna composed of 11 antennomeres, with scape rather short and stout, 2.0 × longer than pedicel; pedicel longer than wide; antennomere 3 ~ 1.5 × longer than antennomere 2 and slightly longer than antennomere 4; antennomeres 4–6 longer than wide and gradually shorter; club composed of three antennomeres, narrow and loosely articulated; antennomere 9 as long as 7 and 8 combined and slightly longer than antennomere 10; terminal antennomeres 3.0 × as long as wide. Maxilla with terminal palpomere 2.0 × as long as wide, sides tapering toward apex, obliquely truncate apically.</p><p>Thorax. Pronotum with anterior and lateral margins very narrowly bordered; disc weakly convex, median furrow absent. Pronotal surface polished between punctures, punctation rather dense and fine; lateral sulci distinct, linear, extending to 1 / 5 of pronotal length; basal sulcus faint and nearly invisible. Prosternal process widely separates front coxae, ~ 2.0 × as wide as longest coxal diameter and narrower than intercoxal process of mesoventrite, narrowest near mid-length, strongly widening behind front coxae toward apex, weakly rounded at apex. Elytral sides strongly curved, widest near mid-length, gradually converged apically; elytral epipleuron broad, abruptly tapered beyond mid-length and obsolete at apex. Humeri moderately prominent; elytral surface polished between punctures, punctation dense, coarser than pronotal ones.</p><p>Abdomen. Ventrite 1 slightly shorter than three subsequent ventrites combined; ventrites 2–4 gradually shorter in length. Ventrite 5 with posterior margin subtruncate at apex. Male genital segment (Fig. 9) with paired apophyses, fused apically, forming a U-shape, and with an additional pair of struts laterally of different length, one being long and the other short; subgenital plate wide and subrectangular; sternite IX narrow, truncate and setose at apex; tergite IX comprises two large laterotergites connected by a wide intervening membrane; tergite X narrowly rounded apically.</p><p>Aedeagus (Fig. 10). Median lobe long and slender, sclerotized; ramified apically, with a large, elongate membranous gonopore near apex; basal 1 / 2 strongly twisted; apical 1 / 2 flattened and curved to one side in lateral view, in ventral view almost straight, abruptly widened at apical 1 / 5 into a C-shape; Tegmen located near 1 / 2 length of median lobe, tegminal plate short and arcuate in ventral view, tegminal strut large, long and flattened, extending beyond base of median lobe.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 3.4–3.8, BH 2.2–2.3, PL 0.8–1.2, PW 1.5–2.0, EL 3.0–3.5, EW 2.2–3.0, BH / BL 0.6, PL / PW 0.5–0.6, EL / EW 1.2–1.4, EL / PL 2.9–3.8 EW / PW 1.5.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name pays tribute to Wioletta Tomaszewska, a Polish coleopterist, in acknowledgment of her work and significant contributions to the study of Endomychidae taxonomy.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Yunnan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B3521D996D0653C68F8DF57D0E531171	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
6E0589501833572F818B283FEC0FD960.text	6E0589501833572F818B283FEC0FD960.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meilichius wukong Wang & Tomaszewska 2025	<div><p>Meilichius wukong Wang &amp; Tomaszewska, 2025</p><p>Figs 30, 31, 32, 33, 34</p><p>Meilichius wukong Wang &amp; Tomaszewska, 2025: 287 .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Guangxi, Jinxiu County (金秀县), Changtong Town (长垌乡); 17. XI. 2020; Chun-Fu Feng leg.; (NNHMC) . China • 1 ♂; ditto except 3. III. 2021; (NNHMC); China • 4 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀; ditto except 25. XII. 2021; (NNHMC); China • 5 ♂♂ 10 ♀♀; ditto except 11. VIII. 2022; (NNHMC); China • 1 ♀; Guangdong, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=114.154&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.715544" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 114.154/lat 24.715544)">Chebaling</a> (车八岭), 24.715544°N, 114.154003°E; 764 m; 1. IV. 2022; Pan-Pan Li leg.; (IZCAS) . China • 1 ♀; ditto except 24.746948°N, 114.192158°E; 707 m; 16. VI. 202; (IZCAS) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body short-ovate, strongly convex, surfaces smooth, shiny. Dorsal surface mostly brown, antennomere 11 at apical 1 / 3, elytral maculae and tarsus pale yellow. Elytra widest near basal 1 / 4; humeri weakly prominent; elytral punctuation dense and coarse. Each elytron with three maculae, anterior maculae appearing as one large and one small oval maculae connected or narrowly separated; posterior maculae composed of two nearly round spots, obliquely arranged, subequal in size, and separated from each other.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). BL 4.6–5.4, BH 2.4–2.8, PL 1.4–1.8, PW 2.2–2.7, EL 4.2–4.6, EW 3.3–4.0, BH / BL 0.5, PL / PW 0.6–0.7, EL / EW 1.2–1.3, EL / PL 2.6–3.0, EW / PW 1.5.</p><p>Ecology.</p><p>The specimens of Meilichius wukong from Guangdong were collected by Mycophagy insects windows trap with fungus growing on a dead tree. The fungus was subsequently identified as Cymatoderma elegans (Fig. 34) based on Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Upon examination of the specimens, we noted a sexual dimorphism in the shape of the ventrite 5 posterior margin: in the male (Fig. 31 A) it is broadly rounded apically, whereas in the female (Fig. 31 B) it is narrowly rounded. Additionally, in live or freshly collected specimens, the elytral maculae appear pale yellow and are encircled by a blackish band (Fig. 33). Upon drying, these maculae gradually turn orange-yellow, while the broad black band fades and becomes nearly invisible.</p><p>COI sequence.</p><p>COI sequence of Meilichius wukong resulted in a 681 bp. The GenBank accession number PX 637245.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E0589501833572F818B283FEC0FD960	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Chang, Ling-Xiao;Li, Pan-Pan;Bai, Ming;Bi, Wen-Xuan	Chang, Ling-Xiao, Li, Pan-Pan, Bai, Ming, Bi, Wen-Xuan (2026): On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). ZooKeys 1276: 307-350, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1276.181983
