Abstract: In this paper, the descriptions and figures of the larvae of 8 species of darkling beetles from north-western China (Ningxia, Gansu, Nei Mongol and Xinjiang), belonging to the subfamily Pimeliinae (Tenebr., Col.) are given. They are Pterocoma hedini Schust., P. loezyi Friv., Trigonoscelis sublaevigata Reitt., Sternotrigon setosa sctosa (Bates), Sternoplax (Sternoplax) szechenyi Friv., Platyope mongolica Fala., Mantichorula grandis Semenow and M. semenowi Reitt. An identification table to above mentioned species and genera of Pimeliini and Platyopini are presented. The larval specimens are deposited in Ningxia Agricultural College.

Key words: Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae, Pimeliini, Platyopini, larval morphology