Abstract
The larval form of Stelidota multiguttata REITTER, 1877 belonging to the Nitidulinae is described and illustrated in detail, together with the common larval structure of the Nitidulinae. The larvae and adults of the genus Stelidota usually inhabit leaf-litter, and they feed on ripe or rotten fruits. The material used in this paper was collected from leaf-litter in Kawasaki City and Zushi City. The larva of multiguttata is characterized by the structure of antenna, mouth-parts, pregomphi and urogomphi, and by the pattern of setae of abdominal segments.
