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)
Hylota ochracea
Hylota ochracea
Hylurgops palliatus
Hylurgops palliatus
Hylurgops pinifex
Hylurgops pinifex
Hylurgops porosus
Hylurgops porosus
Hylurgops reticulatus
Hylurgops reticulatus
Hylurgops rugipennis
Hylurgops rugipennis
Hymenochara arizonensis
Hymenochara arizonensis
Hymenochara rufipes
Hymenochara rufipes
Hymenorus arkansanus
Hymenorus arkansanus
Hymenorus dubius
Hymenorus dubius
Hymenorus heteropygus
Hymenorus heteropygus
Hymenorus humeralis
Hymenorus humeralis
Hymenorus illusus
Hymenorus illusus
Hymenorus megops
Hymenorus megops
Hymenorus niger
Hymenorus niger
Hymenorus obesus
Hymenorus obesus
Hymenorus occidentalis
Hymenorus occidentalis
Hymenorus picipennis
Hymenorus picipennis
Hymenorus prolixus 0
Hymenorus prolixus
Hymenorus sinuatus
Hymenorus sinuatus
Hymenorus tenuistriatus 0
Hymenorus tenuistriatus
Type Locality: Mobile, Ala, VI-10-22, H. P. Loding
Hymenorus texensis
Hymenorus texensis
Hypasclera dorsalis
Hypasclera dorsalis
Hypasclera megateles
Hypasclera megateles
Hypasclera nesiotes
Hypasclera nesiotes
Hypasclera pseudosericea
Hypasclera pseudosericea
Hypebaeus apicalis
Hypebaeus apicalis
Hypebaeus bicolor
Hypebaeus bicolor
Hypebaeus oblitus
Hypebaeus oblitus
Hypera castor 0
Hypera castor
Hypera compta
Hypera compta
Hypera diversipunctata
Hypera diversipunctata
Hypera eximia
Hypera eximia
Hypera paludicola
Hypera paludicola
Hypera quadricollis 0
Hypera quadricollis
Hyperaspidius nubilata 0
Hyperaspidius nubilata
Hyperaspidius simulatus
Hyperaspidius simulatus
Hyperaspidius tristis
Hyperaspidius tristis
Hyperaspis annexa
Hyperaspis annexa
Hyperaspis cincta
Hyperaspis cincta
Hyperaspis consimilis
Hyperaspis consimilis
Hyperaspis deludens
Hyperaspis deludens
Hyperaspis gemma
Hyperaspis gemma
Hyperaspis nigrosuturalis
Hyperaspis nigrosuturalis
Hyperaspis octavia
Hyperaspis octavia
Hyperaspis ornatella
Hyperaspis ornatella
Hyperaspis osculans
Hyperaspis osculans
Hyperaspis pistillata
Hyperaspis pistillata
Hyperaspis pleuralis
Hyperaspis pleuralis
Hyperaspis punctata
Hyperaspis punctata
Hyperplatys aspersa
Hyperplatys aspersa
Hyperplatys californica
Hyperplatys californica
Hyperplatys montanus
Hyperplatys montanus
Hypnogyra gularis
Hypnogyra gularis
Hypnoidus bicolor
Hypnoidus bicolor
Hypnoidus impressicollis
Hypnoidus impressicollis
Hypnoidus nocturnus
Hypnoidus nocturnus
Hypnoidus rivularius
Hypnoidus rivularius
Hypnoidus squalidus
Hypnoidus squalidus
Hypocacculus metallescens
Hypocacculus metallescens
Hypocaccus bigemmeus
Hypocaccus bigemmeus
Hypocaccus bigener
Hypocaccus bigener
Hypocaccus brasiliensis
Hypocaccus brasiliensis
Hypocaccus dimidiatipennis
Hypocaccus dimidiatipennis
Hypocaccus estriatus
Hypocaccus estriatus
Hypocaccus fitchi
Hypocaccus fitchi
Hypocaccus fraternus
Hypocaccus fraternus
Hypocaccus gaudens
Hypocaccus gaudens
Hypocaccus lucidulus
Hypocaccus lucidulus
Hypocaccus nr-bigener
Hypocaccus nr-bigener
Hypocaccus patruelis
Hypocaccus patruelis
Hypocaccus propensus
Hypocaccus propensus
Hypocaccus seminitens
Hypocaccus seminitens
Hypocaccus sparsus
Hypocaccus sparsus
Hypocoprus tenuis
Hypocoprus tenuis
Hypodacne punctata
Hypodacne punctata
Hypoganus diversicolor
Hypoganus diversicolor
Hypoganus rotundicollis
Hypoganus rotundicollis
Hypogena cryptica
Hypogena cryptica
Hypogena depressa
Hypogena depressa
Hypogena marginata
Hypogena marginata
Hypogena tricornis
Hypogena tricornis
Hypoleschus atratus 0
Hypoleschus atratus
Hypolithus littoralis
Hypolithus littoralis
Hypomedon debilicornis
Hypomedon debilicornis
Hypomia mexicana
Hypomia mexicana
Hyporhagus gilensis
Hyporhagus gilensis
Hyporhagus punctulatus
Hyporhagus punctulatus
Hypothenemus areccae
Hypothenemus areccae
Hypothenemus atomus
Hypothenemus atomus
Hypothenemus crudiae
Hypothenemus crudiae
Hypothenemus dissimilis
Hypothenemus dissimilis
Hypothenemus eruditus
Hypothenemus eruditus
Hypothenemus exiguus
Hypothenemus exiguus
Hypothenemus georgiae
Hypothenemus georgiae
Hypothenemus rotundicollis
Hypothenemus rotundicollis
Hypothenemus seriatus
Hypothenemus seriatus
Hypothenemus striatus
Hypothenemus striatus
Hypothyce rayi
Hypothyce rayi
Hypotrichia spissipes
Hypotrichia spissipes