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)
Notiophilus semiopacus
Notiophilus semiopacus
Notiophilus semistriatus
Notiophilus semistriatus
Notiophilus sierranus
Notiophilus sierranus
Notiophilus simulator
Notiophilus simulator
Notiophilus sylvaticus
Notiophilus sylvaticus
Notolomus bicolor
Notolomus bicolor
Notomicrus sharpi
Notomicrus sharpi
Notoxus apicalis
Notoxus apicalis
Notoxus arizonensis
Notoxus arizonensis
Notoxus balteatus
Notoxus balteatus
Notoxus bifasciatus
Notoxus bifasciatus
Notoxus calcaratus
Notoxus calcaratus
Notoxus conformis
Notoxus conformis
Notoxus haustrus
Notoxus haustrus
Notoxus lustrellus
Notoxus lustrellus
Notoxus marginatus
Notoxus marginatus
Notoxus montanus
Notoxus montanus
Notoxus murinipennis
Notoxus murinipennis
Notoxus nevadensis
Notoxus nevadensis
Notoxus nuperus
Notoxus nuperus
Notoxus photus
Notoxus photus
Notoxus pictus
Notoxus pictus
Notoxus planicornis
Notoxus planicornis
Notoxus robustus
Notoxus robustus
Notoxus seminole
Notoxus seminole
Notoxus serratus
Notoxus serratus
Notoxus sparsus
Notoxus sparsus
Notoxus subtilis
Notoxus subtilis
Notoxus youngi
Notoxus youngi
Novelsis andersoni
Novelsis andersoni
Novelsis beldensis
Novelsis beldensis
Novelsis hornii
Novelsis hornii
Novelsis picta
Novelsis picta
Novelsis timia
Novelsis timia
Novelsis uteana
Novelsis uteana
Novochares sallaei
Novochares sallaei
Nudobius cephalus
Nudobius cephalus
Nudobius luridipennis
Nudobius luridipennis
Nycteus falsus
Nycteus falsus
Nycteus infumatus
Nycteus infumatus
Nycteus oviformis
Nycteus oviformis
Nycteus punctulatus
Nycteus punctulatus
Nyctoporis aequicollis
Nyctoporis aequicollis
Nyctoporis carinata
Nyctoporis carinata
Nyctoporis cristata
Nyctoporis cristata
Nyctoporis sponsa
Nyctoporis sponsa
Nyctoporis vandykei
Nyctoporis vandykei
Nyholmia collaris
Nyholmia collaris
Nyholmia confusa
Nyholmia confusa
Nyssonotus seriatus
Nyssonotus seriatus
Oak Girdler
Oncideres quercus
Oak Leafrolling Weevil
Synolabus bipustulatus
Oak Timberworm Weevil
Arrhenodes minutus
Oak Twig Girdler
Agrilus angelicus
Oak-bark Scarrer
Enaphalodes cortiphagus
Oak-sprout Oberea
Oberea gracilis
Oberea caseyi
Oberea caseyi
Oberea deficiens
Oberea deficiens
Oberea flavipes
Oberea flavipes
Oberea myops
Oberea myops
Oberea oculaticollis
Oberea oculaticollis
Oberea quadricallosa
Oberea quadricallosa
Oblique-banded Longhorn Beetle
Saperda imitans
Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle
Cicindela tranquebarica
Obrium constricticolle
Obrium constricticolle
Obrium discoideum
Obrium discoideum
Obrium maculatum
Obrium maculatum
Obscure Carrion Beetle
Silpha obscura
Obscure Root Weevil
Sciopithes obscurus
Ocellated Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia ocellata
Ochre Bumblebee-riding Beetle
Antherophagus ochraceus
Ochrolitus rubens
Ochrolitus rubens
Ochthebius apache
Ochthebius apache
Ochthebius attritus
Ochthebius attritus
Ochthebius benefossus
Ochthebius benefossus
Ochthebius bisinuatus
Ochthebius bisinuatus
Ochthebius costatellus
Ochthebius costatellus
Ochthebius cribricollis
Ochthebius cribricollis
Ochthebius fossatus
Ochthebius fossatus
Ochthebius interruptus
Ochthebius interruptus
Ochthebius lineatus
Ochthebius lineatus
Ochthebius marinus
Ochthebius marinus
Ochthebius puncticollis
Ochthebius puncticollis
Ochthebius vandykei
Ochthebius vandykei
Ochthephilum fracticorne
Ochthephilum fracticorne
Ochthephilus biimpressus
Ochthephilus biimpressus
Ochthephilus californicus
Ochthephilus californicus
Ochthephilus columbiensis
Ochthephilus columbiensis
Ochthephilus planus
Ochthephilus planus
Octinodes amplicollis
Octinodes amplicollis
Octinodes megalops
Octinodes megalops
Octinodes schaumi
Octinodes schaumi
Octotemnus glabriculus
Octotemnus glabriculus
Octotoma marginicollis
Octotoma marginicollis
Octotoma plicatula
Octotoma plicatula
Odd Beetle
Thylodrias contractus
Odonteus alabamensis
Odonteus alabamensis
Odonteus darlingtoni
Odonteus darlingtoni
Odonteus falli
Odonteus falli
Odonteus filicornis
Odonteus filicornis