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First stage larve of ovoviviparous tenebrionid beetles (melanocratoid Platynotina, Platynotini) from Madagascar are described and illustrated: Sebastianus simplex Iwan, S. projectus Iwan, Styphacus bartolozzi Iwan, S. kochi Iwan, Melanocratus ferreri Iwan. Viviparity in beetles (Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Micromalthidae, Staphylinidae and Tenebrionidae) is discussed.