Abstract
Six species of the genus Jacaena Thorell, 1897 from China were studied, including two known species, J. jinxini Liu & Xu, 2020 and J. zhui (Zhang & Fu, 2011), and four new species: J. aspera sp. n. (male, female) from Yunnan and Chongqing, J. bannaensis sp. n. (male, female) from Yunnan and Hainan, J. luteolus sp. n. (male) from Guangdong and J. menglaensis sp. n. (male) from Yunnan. A distribution map of Jacaena species in China is provided.