﻿AbstractThe fungal taxa belonging to theClavicipitaceae(Hypocreales,Ascomycota) are widely distributed and include diverse saprophytic, symbiotic and pathogenic species that are associated with soils, insects, plants, fungi and invertebrates. In this study, we identified two new fungal taxa belonging to the familyClavicipitaceaethat were isolated from soils collected in China. Morphological characterisation and phylogenetic analyses showed that the two species belong toPochonia(Pochoniasinensissp. nov.) and a new genus for which we proposeParaneoaraneomycesgen. nov.inClavicipitaceae.