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Although the beneficial status of these beetles has been acknowledged by biological control researchers, there are no keys or detailed studies on the immature stages of South American Coccinellidae, especially Coccinellini. We provide descriptions and illustrations of the immatures and adults of major predatory Coccinellini species in southern Brazil along with an identification key for fourth instar larvae and pupae. The following species are included:<jats:italic>Cycloneda sanguinea<\/jats:italic>(Linnaeus, 1763),<jats:italic>Eriopis connexa<\/jats:italic>(Germar, 1824),<jats:italic>Harmonia axyridis<\/jats:italic>(Pallas, 1773),<jats:italic>Hippodamia convergens<\/jats:italic>Gu\u00e9rin-M\u00e9neville, 1842 and<jats:italic>Olla v-nigrum<\/jats:italic>(Mulsant, 1866). The morphological study, which included the use of scanning electron microscopy, revealed new characters such as the type of tarsal claws, spiracles, chalazae, parascoli and strumae. 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