European species of the genus Phradis Förster, 1869 are reviewed. A new species from Spain, Phradis mediterraneus sp. n., is described and illustrated. A key to all 24 European species and data on distribution and biology of these species are provided. ; This research was supported partially by Project GV06/271 from Conselleria d’Empresa, Universitat i Ciència of Generalitat Valenciana, Project 040/2002 from Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (Spain), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (no. 07-04-00454) and the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences Program “Origin and evolution of Biosphere, Subprogram II”.