Primitive Winged Insects
Order Coleoptera
The Primitive Winged Insects (Order Coleoptera) includes 15,720 species across 160 families and 3,716 genera in our directory.
About Primitive Winged Insects
Coleoptera is the largest order of insects with over 400,000 described species, representing ~25% of all known animal species and ~40% of all insects. In the U.S. alone, nearly 30,000 beetle species have been identified.
Economic Impact
Beetles have major economic significance: leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) and weevils (Curculionoidea) are among the most destructive agricultural pests globally, costing billions annually, while predatory species like ladybugs provide natural pest control.
Ecological Role
Beetles are prominent decomposers, especially in forests, breaking down dead wood and recycling nutrients. As predators, they reduce populations of pest insects. Many species are also important pollinators of flowering plants.
Families in Coleoptera (160)
Species in Coleoptera (15,720)
Gulf Wireworm
Heteroderes amplicollis
Gyascutus (Stictocera) caelatus
Gyascutus caelatus
Gyascutus dianae
Gyascutus dianae
Gyascutus fulgidus
Gyascutus fulgidus
Gyascutus jeanae
Gyascutus jeanae
Gyascutus planicosta
Gyascutus planicosta
Gymnoganascus stephani
Gymnoganascus stephani
Gymnopyge hirsuta
Gymnopyge hirsuta
Gymnopyge hopliaeformis
Gymnopyge hopliaeformis
Gymnusa atra
Gymnusa atra
Gymnusa grandiceps
Gymnusa grandiceps
Gymnusa pseudovariegata
Gymnusa pseudovariegata
Gyretes iricolor
Gyretes iricolor
Gyretes sinuatus
Gyretes sinuatus
Gyrinus aeratus
Gyrinus aeratus
Gyrinus affinis
Gyrinus affinis
Gyrinus analis
Gyrinus analis
Gyrinus aquiris
Gyrinus aquiris
Gyrinus bifarius
Gyrinus bifarius
Gyrinus borealis
Gyrinus borealis
Gyrinus cavatus
Gyrinus cavatus
Gyrinus dichrous
Gyrinus dichrous
Gyrinus dubius
Gyrinus dubius
Gyrinus elevatus
Gyrinus elevatus
Gyrinus gehringi
Gyrinus gehringi
Gyrinus gibber
Gyrinus gibber
Gyrinus latilimbus
Gyrinus latilimbus
Gyrinus lecontei
Gyrinus lecontei
Gyrinus maculiventris
Gyrinus maculiventris
Gyrinus marginellus
Gyrinus marginellus
Gyrinus minutus
Gyrinus minutus
Gyrinus pachysomus
Gyrinus pachysomus
Gyrinus parcus
Gyrinus parcus
Gyrinus pectoralis
Gyrinus pectoralis
Gyrinus picipes
Gyrinus picipes
Gyrinus pleuralis
Gyrinus pleuralis
Gyrinus plicifer
Gyrinus plicifer
Gyrinus pugionis
Gyrinus pugionis
Gyrinus sayi
Gyrinus sayi
Gyrinus wallisi
Gyrinus wallisi
Gyrinus woodruffi
Gyrinus woodruffi
Gyrohypnus fracticornis
Gyrohypnus fracticornis
Gyrophaena affinis
Gyrophaena affinis
Gyrophaena anomala
Gyrophaena anomala
Gyrophaena flavicornis
Gyrophaena flavicornis
Gyrophaena fuscicollis
Gyrophaena fuscicollis
Gyrophaena keeni
Gyrophaena keeni
Gyrophaena meduxnekeagensis
Gyrophaena meduxnekeagensis
Gyrophaena stroheckeri
Gyrophaena stroheckeri
Gyrophaena vitrina
Gyrophaena vitrina
Habrocerus capillaricornis
Habrocerus capillaricornis
Habrolinus dentifer
Habrolinus dentifer
Habroxenus politus
Habroxenus politus
Hackberry Engraver
Scolytus muticus
Hadreule blaisdelli
Hadreule blaisdelli
Hadrobregmus alternatus
Hadrobregmus alternatus
Hadrobregmus notatus
Hadrobregmus notatus
Hadrobregmus quadrulus
Hadrobregmus quadrulus
Hadromeropsis opalina
Hadromeropsis opalina
Hadromorphus callidus
Hadromorphus callidus
Hadromorphus glaucus
Hadromorphus glaucus
Hadromorphus inflatus
Hadromorphus inflatus
Hadromorphus inutilis
Hadromorphus inutilis
Hadromychus chandleri
Hadromychus chandleri
Hadromychus unnamed-western
Hadromychus lawrencei
Hadrotes crassus
Hadrotes crassus
Haematochiton carbonarius
Haematochiton carbonarius
Haematochiton elateroides
Haematochiton elateroides
Haeterius blanchardi
Haeterius blanchardi
Haeterius brunneipennis
Haeterius brunneipennis
Haeterius californicus
Haeterius californicus
Haeterius exiguus
Haeterius exiguus
Haeterius morsus
Haeterius morsus
Haeterius tristriatus
Haeterius tristriatus
Haeterius wagneri
Haeterius wagneri
Haeterius zelus
Haeterius zelus
Haida keeni
Haida keeni
Hairy Darkling Beetle
Lagria villosa
Hairy Puffball Beetle
Pocadius helvolus
Hairy Spider Beetle
Ptinus villiger
Hairy Spider Weevil
Barypeithes pellucidus
Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle
Cicindela hirticollis
Halacritus maritimus
Halacritus maritimus
Haliplus apicalis
Haliplus apicalis
Haliplus borealis
Haliplus borealis
Haliplus concolor
Haliplus concolor
Haliplus connexus
Haliplus connexus
Haliplus cribrarius
Haliplus cribrarius
Haliplus cylindricus
Haliplus cylindricus
Haliplus deceptus
Haliplus deceptus
Haliplus dorsomaculatus
Haliplus dorsomaculatus
Haliplus falli
Haliplus falli
Haliplus fasciatus
Haliplus fasciatus
Haliplus fulvus
Haliplus fulvus
Haliplus gracilis
Haliplus gracilis
Haliplus havaniensis
Haliplus havaniensis
Haliplus leopardus
Haliplus leopardus
Haliplus lewisii
Haliplus lewisii
Haliplus mimeticus
Haliplus mimeticus
Haliplus nitens
Haliplus nitens