The family Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) is known as one of the largest families in Microlepidoptera, encompassing about 600 genera and more than 5,000 described species worldwide. However, the genus Altenia Sattler, 1960 has been poorly studied in Korea, with only one known species. Here we introduce a new species, Altenia parascriptella sp. nov., from Korea, providing photos of adults and genitalia for both sexes, along with diagnostic characteristics.

• Jin-Ho Na(Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea)
• Jun-Mo Koo(Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea)
• Soowon Cho(Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea)