【Objective】To clarify the dominant taxa and diversity of insects in different subclasses of desert grass- lands in Minqin County, Gansu Province, and enrich the information for the conservation and sustainable use of biodi- versity in China's desert regions and provide information for the development and enrichment of community ecology research.【Method】 In 2020 and 2021,the insect species were investigated using net capture,light trap and pitfall methods between May and August on three subclasses of temperate desert steppe in Minqin County,Gansu Province. 【Result】 The findings are as follows:A total of 19267 insect specimens were collected representing 110 species,51 families and 10 orders. Among them,Coleoptera was the dominant group with 21 families,50 species,accounting for 45. 45% of the total species,followed by Lepidoptera with 8 families and 34 species,making up 30. 91% of the total species. In the different subclasses,the sandy desert grassland 9077 insect specimens from 10 orders,40 families,and 91 species,constituting 47. 11% of the total species. Coleoptera and Lepidoptera accounted for 56. 41% and 25. 58% of the total insects in sandy desert grassland,respectively. The gravel desert grassland housed 6651 insects from 7 or- ders,36families,70 species,accounting for 34. 52% of the total specimens. Coleoptera was the dominant groups which accounted for 73. 45% of the total number of insects in gravel desert grassland. In saline desert grassland there were 3539 insects from 6 orders,24 families and 55 species,representing 18. 37% of the total specimens. Coleoptera and Lepidoptera were the dominant groups in saline desert grassland. The diversity index(H’),richness index(D)and evenness index(E)of insect species in sandy grassland were the highest among three subclasses desert grassland. Simpson’s Dominance(C’)did not show significant differences among the three subclasses of grassland(P<0. 05). In this survey,except for the similarity index of insect species between gravel desert grassland and saline soil desert grassland,which showed medium dissimilarity,the other pair exhibited medium similarity.【Conclusion】 Insect spe- cies was the richest in sandy grassland, followed by gravel grassland, and that was the lowest in saline grassland. Co- leoptera was the dominant group of insects that distributed widely in temperate desert steppe of Minqin County.