A bethylid genus, Pararhabdepyris Gorbatovskii (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae: Epyrinae) which consists of three species worldwide, is reported for the first time in Korea.
Pararhabdepyris paradoxus Gorbatovskii is redescribed with detail illustrations of morphological diagnostic characteristics. A key to the genus of Epyrinae in Korea is also provided.

• Jongok Lim(Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)
• Il-kwon Kim(Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)
• Seunghwan Lee(Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)