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)
Haliplus pantherinus
Haliplus pantherinus
Haliplus parvulus
Haliplus parvulus
Haliplus punctatus
Haliplus punctatus
Haliplus stagninus
Haliplus stagninus
Haliplus triopsis
Haliplus triopsis
Hallomenus debilis
Hallomenus debilis
Hallomenus punctulatus
Hallomenus punctulatus
Hallomenus scapularis
Hallomenus scapularis
Hallomenus serricornis
Hallomenus serricornis
Halobrecta algophila
Halobrecta algophila
Hamotus electrae
Hamotus electrae
Hamotus elongatus
Hamotus elongatus
Hamotus opimus
Hamotus opimus
Handsome Yucca Beetle
Enoclerus spinolae
Hapalaraea hamata
Hapalaraea hamata
Hapalaraea megarthroides
Hapalaraea megarthroides
Haplandrus fulvipes
Haplandrus fulvipes
Haplidoeme schlingeri
Haplidoeme schlingeri
Haplidus laticeps
Haplidus laticeps
Haplidus testaceus
Haplidus testaceus
Haplostethops ellipsoideus
Haplostethops ellipsoideus
Haplostethops gravidula
Haplostethops gravidula
Hardwood Heartwood Buprestid
Texania campestris
Hardwood Stump Borer Beetle
Mallodon dasytomus
Harlequin Flower Beetle
Gymnetis thula
Haroldiataenius limbatus
Haroldiataenius limbatus
Haroldiataenius lucanus 0
Haroldiataenius lucanus
Haroldiellus sallei
Haroldiellus sallei
Harpalobrachys leiroides
Harpalobrachys leiroides
Harpalus amputatus
Harpalus amputatus
Harpalus animosus
Harpalus animosus
Harpalus cautus
Harpalus cautus
Harpalus compar
Harpalus compar
Harpalus cordatus
Harpalus cordatus
Harpalus cordifer
Harpalus cordifer
Harpalus desertus
Harpalus desertus
Harpalus ellipsis
Harpalus ellipsis
Harpalus erraticus
Harpalus erraticus
Harpalus erythropus
Harpalus erythropus
Harpalus fraternus
Harpalus fraternus
Harpalus fulvilabris
Harpalus fulvilabris
Harpalus fuscipalpis
Harpalus fuscipalpis
Harpalus herbivagus
Harpalus herbivagus
Harpalus indigens
Harpalus indigens
Harpalus innocuus
Harpalus innocuus
Harpalus laevipes
Harpalus laevipes
Harpalus laticeps
Harpalus laticeps
Harpalus lewisii
Harpalus lewisii
Harpalus nigritarsis
Harpalus nigritarsis
Harpalus obnixus
Harpalus obnixus
Harpalus opacipennis
Harpalus opacipennis
Harpalus plenalis
Harpalus plenalis
Harpalus protractus
Harpalus protractus
Harpalus puncticeps
Harpalus puncticeps
Harpalus retractus
Harpalus retractus
Harpalus reversus
Harpalus reversus
Harpalus solitaris
Harpalus solitaris
Harpalus vagans
Harpalus vagans
Harpalus ventralis
Harpalus ventralis
Harris's Diving Beetle
Dytiscus harrisii
Hartonymus alternatus
Hartonymus alternatus
Hawthorn Agrilus
Agrilus crataegi
Hawthorn Root Borer
Agrilus vittaticollis
Heath Dumble Dor
Trypocopris pyrenaeus
Heilus bioculatus
Heilus bioculatus
Helesius nigripennis
Helesius nigripennis
Helichus basalis
Helichus basalis
Helichus fastigiatus
Helichus fastigiatus
Helichus lithophilus
Helichus lithophilus
Helichus striatus
Helichus striatus
Helichus triangularis
Helichus triangularis
Helluomorphoides clairvillei
Helluomorphoides clairvillei
Helluomorphoides latitarsis
Helluomorphoides latitarsis
Helluomorphoides nigripennis
Helluomorphoides nigripennis
Helluomorphoides praeustus
Helluomorphoides praeustus
Helluomorphoides texanus
Helluomorphoides texanus
Helochares maculicollis
Helochares maculicollis
Helochares normatus
Helochares normatus
Helochares punctatus
Helochares punctatus
Helophorus angusticollis
Helophorus angusticollis
Helophorus auricollis
Helophorus auricollis
Helophorus lacustris
Helophorus lacustris
Helophorus leechi
Helophorus leechi
Helophorus linearoides
Helophorus linearoides
Helophorus nitiduloides
Helophorus nitiduloides
Helophorus oblongus
Helophorus oblongus
Helophorus orientalis
Helophorus orientalis
Helophorus sempervarians
Helophorus sempervarians
Helotes Mold Beetle
Batrisodes venyivi
Hemicoelus defectus
Hemicoelus defectus
Hemicrepidius bilobatus
Hemicrepidius bilobatus
Hemicrepidius californicus
Hemicrepidius californicus
Hemicrepidius carbonatus
Hemicrepidius carbonatus
Hemicrepidius falli
Hemicrepidius falli
Hemicrepidius hemipodus
Hemicrepidius hemipodus
Hemicrepidius indistinctus
Hemicrepidius indistinctus
Hemicrepidius montanus
Hemicrepidius montanus
Hemicrepidius morio
Hemicrepidius morio
Hemicrepidius nemnonius
Hemicrepidius nemnonius
Hemicrepidius obscurus
Hemicrepidius obscurus