Chonetoidea (Brachiopoda) from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of South China

en species of the superfamily Chonetoidea from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of South China are described or revised. A review of all recorded Chonetoidea species from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of South China indicates that some 22 species of five genera can be recognised. Species of <i>Tethyochonetes</i> and <i>Neochonetes</i> are characteristic in the lithofacies dominated by mudstone, siltstone or siliceous rocks in the Lopingian and some argillaceous limestone and clay rock facies near the Permian-Triassic boundary. New taxa are <i>Neochoneles</i> (<i>Zhongyingia</i>) subgen. nov., <i>Neochonetes</i> (<i>Huangichonetes</i>) subgen. nov. and <i>Tethyochonetes flatus</i> sp. nov. <br />