
The Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 are reviewed. 26 species are recognized, of which T. brunnipennis Signoret, 1860, T. dingi Sun, Yang & Chen, 2014, T. festiva (Distant, 1906), T. jiawenna Kuoh, 1979, T. longiapina Ding, 1982, T. nigra (Matsumura, 1900), T. serendiba (Melichar, 1903), T. sinica Ding, 2006, and T. sinuosa Yang & Yang, 1986 are illustrated and redescribed, and two new species, T. lamellata sp. nov. and T. yunnanensis sp. nov. are described and illustrated. A checklist and key of Chinese species in the genus are provided.