The subgenus Parabates Förster, 1869 is one of 12 subgenera of the genus Netelia belonging to the subfamily Tryphoninae. Parabates of the genus Netelia is a small subgenus with only six species worldwide. In South Korea, Lee & Cha (1996, 2000) reported N. (P.) fusca Konishi and N. (P.) ishiharai Uchida. In the present study, an additional species, N. (P.) nigricarpus, is recorded for the first time from South Korea. Diagnoses and photographs of the diagnostic characteristics of known species are provided. This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2016R1A6A3A03007788).

• Jin-Kyung Choi(Department of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University)
• Jin-Yeol Cha(Division of Ecological Assessment, National Institute of Ecology)
• Jong-Wook Lee(Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University)