Five paederine species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) new to Korea

Five Paederine species [Astenus chloroticus ( Sharp, 1874), A. setifer Cameron, 1930, Medon submaculatus Sharp, 1889, Thinocharis japonica Bernhauer, 1909 and Scopaeus curraxoides Adachi, 1955] are reported for the first time from Korea. The genus Thinocharis Kraatz, 1859 is also first reported for the Korean fauna. The photographs of adult habitus and illustrations of male genitalia of them are provided here.