Abstract: The genus Cordyceps has been variously divided into different subgenera, according to E. B. Mains (1958), the following subdivisions of the genus that the authors are supplemented and provided in this paper. They are Subgenus Racemella, Subg. Cordyceps, Subg. Cryptocordyceps and Subg. Ophiocor- dyceps. Cordyceps liangshanensis Zang, Liu et Hu, sp. nov. is described as new Subgenus Racemella from Sichuan, China. It is assigned to the distribution area of this species is known only from Taliang Mountain and Chinsha River valley. The hosts of this species are usually attached to the substratum by mycelium which spreads out, forming thin yellowish or brownish crusts.

Key words: concerning, subdivisions of cirdyceps, new species, China