The subfamily Cryptarchinae Thomson, 1859 from Korea is reviewed. This study is the first part of the revision, treating two genera. Here we record Subgenus Glischrochilus Reitter, 1873, genus Pityophagus Shuckard, 1839 for the first time in Korea. Descriptions, photograph of morphological and genital structures and a key to species are provided herein.

• Seunghyun Lee(Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea)
• Seunghwan Lee(Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea)