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)
Hippuriphila mancula
Hippuriphila mancula
Hirsutotriplax mcclevei
Hirsutotriplax mcclevei
Hister civilis
Hister civilis
Hister comes
Hister comes
Hister curtatus
Hister curtatus
Hister defectus
Hister defectus
Hister depurator
Hister depurator
Hister dispar
Hister dispar
Hister furtivus
Hister furtivus
Hister humilis
Hister humilis
Hister incertus
Hister incertus
Hister indistinctus
Hister indistinctus
Hister laevipes
Hister laevipes
Hister lucanus
Hister lucanus
Hister militaris
Hister militaris
Hister sarcinatus
Hister sarcinatus
Hister servus
Hister servus
Hohonus lacteicollis
Hohonus lacteicollis
Hololepta populnea
Hololepta populnea
Hololepta quadridentata
Hololepta quadridentata
Hololepta vernicis
Hololepta vernicis
Hololepta vicina
Hololepta vicina
Hololepta yucateca
Hololepta yucateca
Holoparamecus caularum
Holoparamecus caularum
Holoparamecus pacificus
Holoparamecus pacificus
Holoparamecus ragusae
Holoparamecus ragusae
Holopleura marginata
Holopleura marginata
Holopsis carolinae
Holopsis carolinae
Holopsis convexa
Holopsis convexa
Holopsis marginicollis
Holopsis marginicollis
Holostrophus bifasciatus
Holostrophus bifasciatus
Holsten's Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera holsteni
Homaeotarsus badius
Homaeotarsus badius
Homaeotarsus bicolor
Homaeotarsus bicolor
Homaeotarsus californicus
Homaeotarsus californicus
Homaeotarsus cinctus
Homaeotarsus cinctus
Homaeotarsus cribratus
Homaeotarsus cribratus
Homaeotarsus floridanus
Homaeotarsus floridanus
Homaeotarsus pallipes
Homaeotarsus pallipes
Homaeotarsus parallelum
Homaeotarsus parallelum
Homaeotarsus sellatus
Homaeotarsus sellatus
Homalota plana
Homalota plana
Homeotyphlus maritimus
Homeotyphlus maritimus
Homorosoma sulcipenne
Homorosoma sulcipenne
Honeylocust Agrilus
Agrilus difficilis
Hop Flea Beetle
Psylliodes punctulata
Hoperius planatus
Hoperius planatus
Hoplandria klimaszewskii
Hoplandria klimaszewskii
Hoplandria lateralis
Hoplandria lateralis
Hoplia hirta 0
Hoplia hirta
Hoplia modesta
Hoplia modesta
Horistonotus curiatus
Horistonotus curiatus
Horistonotus densus
Horistonotus densus
Horistonotus gracilis
Horistonotus gracilis
Horistonotus inanus
Horistonotus inanus
Horistonotus obtusus
Horistonotus obtusus
Horistonotus pullatus
Horistonotus pullatus
Horistonotus simplex
Horistonotus simplex
Hormops abducens
Hormops abducens
Horn's Earth Boring Beetle
Geotrupes hornii
Hornaltica bicolorata
Hornaltica bicolorata
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenuis disjunctus
Horned Powderpost Beetle
Apatides fortis
Hornia minutipennis
Hornia minutipennis
Hornietus ventralis
Hornietus ventralis
Hornosus larreae
Hornosus larreae
Horologion hubbardi
Horologion hubbardi
Horologion speokoites
Horologion speokoites
Horse-bean Longhorn Beetle
Trachyderes mandibularis
Horseradish Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta armoraciae
Hoshihananomia inflammata
Hoshihananomia inflammata
Hoshihananomia octopunctata
Hoshihananomia octopunctata
Hoshihananomia perlineata
Hoshihananomia perlineata
Huaca apian
Huaca apian
Huaca guayra
Huaca guayra
Huleechius marroni
Huleechius marroni
Humboldt Ground Beetle
Scaphinotus longiceps
Hybodera debilis
Hybodera debilis
Hybodera tuberculata
Hybodera tuberculata
Hybosorus illigeri
Hybosorus illigeri
Hybothecus flohri
Hybothecus flohri
Hydaticus bimarginatus
Hydaticus bimarginatus
Hydaticus rimosus
Hydaticus rimosus
Hydnobius kiseri
Hydnobius kiseri
Hydnobius longidens
Hydnobius longidens
Hydnobius substriatus
Hydnobius substriatus
Hydraena angulicollis
Hydraena angulicollis
Hydraena circulata
Hydraena circulata
Hydraena marginicollis
Hydraena marginicollis
Hydraena occidentalis
Hydraena occidentalis
Hydraena pacifica
Hydraena pacifica
Hydraena petila
Hydraena petila
Hydraena quadricurvipes
Hydraena quadricurvipes
Hydrocanthus atripennis
Hydrocanthus atripennis
Hydrocanthus iricolor
Hydrocanthus iricolor
Hydrocanthus regius
Hydrocanthus regius
Hydrochara brevipalpis
Hydrochara brevipalpis
Hydrochara leechi
Hydrochara leechi
Hydrochara lineata
Hydrochara lineata
Hydrochara obtusata
Hydrochara obtusata