Smetana, 2001: 190 (Type locality: NW Yunnan: Yulongxueshan N.P. near Baishui village, ca. 30 km N of Lijiang, 2900–3200 m); Smetana, 2004: 673 (Catalog of Palaearctic Region); Schülke & Smetana, 2015: 1085 (Catalog of Palaearctic Region).
Distribution. Miobdelus aureonotatus is at present known from Yulongxueshan in Yunnan Province.