Hymenoptera is one of four largest orders of insects, with over 150,000 described species, 132 families, 27 superfamilies, and 2 suborders. There are currently about 3,000 hymenopteran species in 65 families and 20 superfamilies known in South Korea, of which the majority of the families have been studied while some of them are still poorly studied. The present overview on South Korean Hymenoptera aims to provide brief taxonomic history of the studies, a complete bibliography, a list of South Korean hymenopteran species, and information on South Korean hymenopterists for each taxon.

• Chang-Jun Kim(Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)
• Jongok Lim(Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)
• Subin Choi(Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)
• Deok-Seo Ku(The Science Museum of Natural Enemie)
• Hye-Rin Lee(The Science Museum of Natural Enemie)
• Jeong-Kyu Kim(Bureau of Ecological Research, National Institute of Ecology)
• Moon-Bo Choi(School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University)
• Dong-Pyo Lyu(Department of Forest Sciences, Sangji University)
• Heung-Sik Lee(Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
• Seunghwan Lee(Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
• Sanghyeok Nam(Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
• Kyong-In Suh(Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources)
• Il-Kwon Kim(Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)