Pararhabdepyris Gorbatovsky, 1995, is a small genus in Bethylidae (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), currently comprising only six valid species worldwide. A new species is described and illustrated from South Korea. Pararhabdepyris sp. nov., which appears closely related to P. paradoxus, is characterized by the combination of the following characters: the basal two-thirds of the scape are dark castaneous, coxa and femora are dark castaneous, the median and submedian metapectal-propodeal disc is rugulose, and the transverse posterior carina is straight. Images of diagnostic characteristics and an updated key to the seven world species of the genus are presented.

• Jongok Lim(Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wonkwang University, Korea, Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Republic of Korea)
• Il-Kwon Kim(Department of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Korea)