taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A7CC5F5937034818D767F8FB8DD4C5.taxon	description	Description: Pupal body dark brown, with setae. Ventrites I – IX ventrally curved in C-shape (Fig. 1). Anterior edge of head contracted inward. Dorsal side relatively flat, slightly longitudinally elevated near middle. Clypeus emarginate. Compound eyes subrounded, separated from cheeks and on both sides of head. Gena prominently visible (Fig. 1 D). Pronotum midplane raised. Lateral margins folded upward, with transverse wrinkles. Anterior angles very prominent, reaching compound eye. Posterior angles protruding. Lateral margin weakly S-shaped, with dense setae and widest before middle (Fig. 1 E). Elytral sheath wide and flat, darker than body, completely covering metathoracic wing, with transverse wrinkles and a bicurved base. Elytral sheath apices pointed (Fig. 1 C). Abdominal tergites I – VII translucent, with a pair of lateral processes on margins. Anterior angles sharp, protruding forward, posterior angle blunt, middle curved out. Lateral margin with 12 to 15 small setose tubercles, while joint with pupa concave (Fig 1 F – G). Anterior margin of lateral process of dorsal plate of ventral segment I weakly ossified, posterior margin strongly ossified. Anterior and posterior margins of tergites II through VI strongly ossified, posterior margin of tergite VII weakly ossified. Spiracles of abdominal tergites II – VI slightly convex and visible dorsally (Fig 1 F – G). Right and left papillary processes on ventrite VIII, clearly differentiated and closely arranged (Fig. 1 I). Urogomphi translucent and densely covered by long hairs. BUL shorter than UL (Fig. 1 H). Measurements: BL: 17.3 mm; PL: 3.8 mm; PW: 6.1 mm; UL: 1.7 mm; BUL: 1.2 mm.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5937034818D767F8FB8DD4C5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex., pupation date: 31 VIII 2000. Adults were collected from Shantang, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China, in 1999. VI. 31, by Long Jia & You-Zhi Yu.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5937034818D767F8FB8DD4C5.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Gansu). Mongolia.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5936034818D7651EFB85D0A1.taxon	description	Description: Body dark yellowish-brown. Ventrites I – IX curved ventrally, with a distinct dorsal midline (Fig 2). Labrum straight. Labium superius nearly trapezoidal, emarginate. Mandible with some small setose tubercles. Compound eyes separated from gena, on either side of head (Fig. 2 E). Pronotum transverse, widest at front 1 / 3. Anterior angles sharp, posterior angles rounded. Medial area of pronotum raised, hairless, with transverse fine wrinkles (Fig. 2 D). Elytral sheath ovate, uniformly raised, with dense small particles, apical pointed. Color of elytral sheath surface darker than body (Fig. 2 B). Abdominal tergites I – VII, with a pair of lateral processes on margins. Lateral process protruding from pupa body and crescent-shaped, color difference with pupa body minimal. Outer edge smooth, joint with pupa body clearly concave (Figs 2 G – H). Anterior margin of lateral process of dorsal plate of ventral segment I weakly ossified, posterior margin strongly ossified. Anterior and posterior margins of tergite II through VI strongly ossified, posterior margin of tergite VII weakly ossified (Figs 2 G – H). Spiracles of tergites II – VI slightly convex and visible dorsally (Figs 2 G – H). Left and right papillary processes on both sides of ventrite VIII point-like, with weak differentiation and a short caudal process. The 9 th ventrite narrows and long and extends backward to form urogomphi. BUL shorter than UL (Figs 2 F, 2 I). Measurements: BL: 16.2 mm; PL: 4.7 mm; PW: 4.8 mm; UL: 2.3 mm; BUL: 0.9 mm.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5936034818D7651EFB85D0A1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex. pupation date: 6 VIII 2001. Adults were collected from Jinshaqu, Yongning, Ningxia, China, in 2001. IV. 14, by Jia Long & Yu You-Zhi.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5936034818D7651EFB85D0A1.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Gansu). Mongolia.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5936034E18D761FBFCD4D1EF.taxon	description	Description: Body yellowish-brown, ventrites I – IX curved ventrally (Fig. 3). Compound eyes located at base of antenna, away from gena bilaterally. Clypeus straight, labium superius nearly trapezoidal, covered with few setae (Fig. 3 E). Pronotum transverse, anterior margin straight, disc smooth, anterior angles protruding. Medial region with an oblong, shallow, concave pattern on both sides (Fig. 3 D). Elytral sheath raised, completely covering metathoracic wing. Surface flat, with plentiful small dots (Fig. 3 C). Abdominal tergites I – VII, with a pair of lateral processes at margins, lateral processes brown and anterior angles protruding outward. Posterior angles translucent and blunt, with 8 – 10 small setose tubercles on outer edge, which covered with short hairs, and joint with pupa body concave (Figs 3 G – H). Anterior margin of lateral process of dorsal plate of tergite I weakly ossified, posterior margin strongly ossified. Posterior margins of tergites II through VI strongly ossified, posterior margin of tergite VII weakly ossified (Figs 3 G – H). Spiracles of abdominal tergites II – VI slightly convex and visible dorsally (Figs 3 G – H). Left and right papillary processes on both sides of ventrite VIII slightly conical, clearly differentiated, short and blunt (Fig. 3 F). Distance between papillary processes greater than length, laid out in an " eight " shape arrangement. Urogomphi unclear (Fig. 3 F). Measurements: BL: 11.8 mm; PL: 2.1 mm; PW: 3.0 mm; UL: ignored; BUL: ignored.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5936034E18D761FBFCD4D1EF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex. pupation date: 21 VI 2000. Adults were collected from Shandan, Zhangye, Gansu, China, in 1999. VI. 7, by Jia Long & Yu You-Zhi.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5936034E18D761FBFCD4D1EF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi).	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5933034C18D76743FB85D4C5.taxon	description	Description: Body dark yellowish-brown, abdominal tergites I – IX curved ventrally (Fig. 4). Clypeus slightly concave. Labium superius emarginate in middle. Two shallow depressions between compound eyes, with sparsely small setose tubercles. Compound eyes separated from gena (Fig. 4 D). Pronotum transverse, anterior margin concave from 1 / 3 place, middle part flat and slightly raised. Lateral process extending backward in the central 2 / 3, posterior margin raised in shape of a " w " with double curvature (Fig. 4 E). Elytral sheath surface darker than pupal body, completely covering metathoracic wing, shrinking from middle to end, with slight wrinkles at bottom. Elytral sheath ends obtuse (Fig 4). Abdominal tergites I – VII, with a pair of lateral processes at margins, lateral process slightly protruding pupae, color with a minimal difference compared to body (Figs 4 F – G). Lateral process rectangular, anterior angles curved and slightly protruding out, outer edge translucent, with small setose tubercles. Joint with pupae concave (Figs 4 F – G). Anterior margin of lateral process of dorsal plate of tergite I weakly ossified, posterior margin strongly ossified, anterior and posterior margins of tergites II through VI strongly ossified, and posterior margin of tergite VII weakly ossified. Spiracles of abdominal tergites II – VI slightly convex, visible dorsally (Figs 4 F – G). Left and right papillary processes located on both sides of ventrite VIII slightly conical, clearly differentiated, short, blunt, and separated in shape of an " eight ". Urogomphi unclear (Fig. 4 H). Measurements: BL: 16.3 mm; PL: 3.5 mm; PW: 5.7 mm; UL: ignored; BUL: ignored.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5933034C18D76743FB85D4C5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex. pupation date: 6 VII 2000. Adults were collected from Jinshaqu, Yongning, Ningxia, China, in 2000. IV. 14, by Jia Long & Yu You-Zhi.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5933034C18D76743FB85D4C5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi). Mongolia.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5932034C18D765E6FCB2D0B5.taxon	description	Description: Body yellowish-brown, ventrite I – IX curved ventrally in shape of “ C ” (Fig. 5). Clypeus slightly concave, labium superius emarginated, top of head with one protrusion near compound eye. Compound eyes separated from cheeks bilaterally on head (Fig. 5 E). Pronotum transverse, with a finely ruffled transversal and concave middle. Middle of anterior edge broadly concave, both sides extending diagonally forward to compound eye. Anterior margin auricular curved backward from middle 2 / 3, while posterior margin broadly concave. Anterior angles round, posterior angles wide and round. Two annular depressions symmetrically distributed in middle of pronotum. Mesonotum raised, posterior edges ofmetanotum straighter. Dorsomeson obvious (Fig. 5 D). Elytral sheath surface triangular, completely covering metathoracic wing, inner margin smooth, bottom of elytral sheath with fine wrinkles (Fig. 5 B). Abdominal tergites I – VII with a pair of lateral processes along margins, rectangular and with obvious thickness. Anterior angles curved and slightly protruding. Lateral edge smooth and hairless, while joint with pupa body concave (Figs 5 F – G). Anterior and posterior margins of tergites II through VI strongly ossified, posterior margin of tergite VII weakly ossified (Figs 5 F – G). Spiracles of tergites II – VI slightly convex and visible dorsally (Figs 5 F – G). Left and right papillary processes located slightly on both sides of ventrite VIII conical, clearly differentiated, short, blunt, and separated in shape of an " eight. " Urogomphi unclear (Fig. 5 H). Measurements: BL: 12.5 mm; PL: 3.2 mm; PW: 4.9 mm; UL: 1.3 mm; BUL: 0.9 mm.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5932034C18D765E6FCB2D0B5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 1 ex. pupation date: 28 VI 2000. Adults were collected from Shigouyi, lingwu, Ningxia, China, in 1999. IV. 15, by Jia Long & Yu You-Zhi.	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
03A7CC5F5932034C18D765E6FCB2D0B5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia)	en	Shen, Guang-Hui, Zhang, Jian-Ying, Yu, You-Zhi, Ren, Guo-Dong, Jia, Long (2026): Descriptions of pupae of five Pimeliinae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Alxa Plateau, China. Zootaxa 5785 (1): 152-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.6
