An Oriental genus Paraleprodera Breuning, 1935 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Monochamiini) has been found for the first time in Korea in the form of Paraleprodera diophthalma diophthalma (Pascoe, 1857) from South Korea. We provide the first description of the genital structure and immature stage of Paraleprodera. A diagnosis of the genus, re-description, biological information and illustrations of P. diophthalma diophthalma are also provided.

• Seung-Hyun Lee(Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
• Hyunkyu Jang(201, Doowon-vil, 20-20, Mullae-dong 5-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea)
• Woong Choi(Department of Biological Science, Hoseo University)
• Seunghwan Lee(Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)