Checklist of the Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in Korea

A list of the 646 described species of Staphylinidae in Korea is presented. The list is in taxonomic sequence by subfamily, tribe, and genus and includes 215 genera in 55 tribes and 18 subfamilies. We provide the page reference of the original description of every species and genus listed, of many synonyms, and of all the Korean records. The list provides distribution of all the species by country (and for the larger countries, by province or state). A brief taxonomic history of the Korean Staphylinidae is presented. A complete bibliography is provided.