A new species of the genus Lederina Nikitsky and Belov (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) in Korea

Abstract A new species, Lederina koreana sp. nov., belonging to the family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 is described in Korea. This species is represented by four specimens that were collected by sifting leaf, soil, or dead wood litter near a stream of northern South Korea. Illustrations of habitus, diagnostic characters, and a distribution map are provided.