Lipsothrix odaesana Podenas Petersen, sp. nov. from South Korea is described and illustrated. It is the only species of Lipsothrix Loew, 1873 recorded so far from the Korean Peninsula. Elevation range, period of activity, habitat information and a distribution map are presented.
Keywords: Diptera, East Palearctic, Far East of Russia, habitat, Japan, new species, South Korea, taxonomy.