The subfamily Nitidulinae in Korea is reviewed with a pictorial key to species. In total, 30 species of 18 genera are recognized including three newly recorded genera, each with one species respectively: Nitidula rufipes (Linnaeus, 1767), Stelidota multiguttata Reitter, 1877 and Hebasculinus japonus (Reitter, 1877). Pictorial key to tribes, genera and species with illustrations of habitus are provided.

• Min Hyeuk Lee(Laboratory of Insect Biosystematics, Department of Agricultural Biothechnology, Seoul National University, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
• Hong Yul Seo(National Institution of Biological Resources)
• Seunghwan Lee(Laboratory of Insect Biosystematics, Department of Agricultural Biothechnology, Seoul National University, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)