First record of the genus Catatemnus Beier, 1932 from China, with the description of six new species (Pseudoscorpiones, Atemnidae).

The genus Catatemnus Beier, 1932 is reported for the first time from China and includes six new species: C.huae sp. nov. from Hainan Island, C.laminosus sp. nov. , C.ramus sp. nov. , C.scaber sp. nov. , and C.tengchongensis sp. nov. all from Yunnan Province, and C.tibetanus sp. nov. from Xizang Autonomous Region. Descriptions and illustrations of all the new species are provided.