Abstract: A new genus Taipodisma gen. nov. and four new species, i.e. Taipodisma rufifemora sp. nov., Taipodisma hsiehi sp. nov., Taipodisma chowi sp. nov. and Taipodisma nigritibia sp. nov. of the subfamily Podisminae are described from Taiwan, China. The new genus Taipodisma gen. nov. is similar to Sinopodisma Chang, 1940, but differs from the latter by hind margin of pronotum without hollow in the middle, median keel of pronotum invisible in prozona and vestigial in metazona. The new genus is also similar to Liaopodisma Zheng, 1990, but differs from the latter by lateral lobes of metasternum not contiguous in male. The new species T. rufifemora sp. nov. differs from the other congeneric species by hind femora red on inner side and ventral side. The new species T. hsiehi sp. nov. differs from the other cougeneric species by postocular black band invisible. The new species T. chowi sp. nov. is allied to T. rufifemora sp. nov., but differs from the latter by hind femora without red on inner and lower sides. The T. nigritibia sp. nov. is similar to T. chowi sp. nov., but differs from the latter by pronotum without black longitudinal stripe along median keel and tegmina yellowish brown, without black stripe. The type specimens are deposited in the National Museum of Natural Science (NMNS), Taichung and the Institute of Entomology, Taiwan University, Taibei, Taiwan, China, respectively.

Key words:  Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Catantopidae, Taipodisma, new genus, new species, China