Abstract
Six new species of the genus Sudesna are described from South China: S.cangshan sp. nov. (♀, Yunnan), S.dali sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), S.haiboi sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), S.hainan sp. nov. (♂♀, Hainan), S.shangrila sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan) and S.yangi sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan). Dictynayongshun Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001 is proposed here as a junior synonym of S.hedini (Schenkel, 1936). Detailed descriptions, photographs, along with illustrations of genital organs, somatic features, and a distribution map of Sudesna species in China are provided.