The species of the tenebrionid genus Menimus Sharp, 1876 (Gnathidiini Gebien, 1921, Diaperinae) from India are revised, and an identification key for the species is compiled. New species: M. gairibansicus n. sp. (Darjeeling), M. hunlicus n. sp. (Arunachal Pradesh). New synonym: M. indicus Gebien, 1925 n. syn. of M. ovalis (Allard, 1894). Lectotypes are designated for M. caraboides (Allard, 1894) and M. ovalis (Allard, 1894).