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)
Phyllodrepa punctiventris
Phyllodrepa punctiventris
Phyllophaga antennata
Phyllophaga antennata
Phyllophaga arcta
Phyllophaga arcta
Phyllophaga balia
Phyllophaga balia
Phyllophaga beckeri
Phyllophaga beckeri
Phyllophaga bipartita
Phyllophaga bipartita
Phyllophaga blanda
Phyllophaga blanda
Phyllophaga calceata
Phyllophaga calceata
Phyllophaga congrua
Phyllophaga congrua
Phyllophaga corrosa
Phyllophaga corrosa
Phyllophaga curialis
Phyllophaga curialis
Phyllophaga debilis
Phyllophaga debilis
Phyllophaga dentex
Phyllophaga dentex
Phyllophaga drakii
Phyllophaga drakii
Phyllophaga epigaea
Phyllophaga epigaea
Phyllophaga errans
Phyllophaga errans
Phyllophaga farcta
Phyllophaga farcta
Phyllophaga fervida
Phyllophaga fervida
Phyllophaga floridana
Phyllophaga floridana
Phyllophaga forsteri
Phyllophaga forsteri
Phyllophaga fraterna
Phyllophaga fraterna
Phyllophaga fucata
Phyllophaga fucata
Phyllophaga georgiana
Phyllophaga georgiana
Phyllophaga glaberrima
Phyllophaga glaberrima
Phyllophaga glabricula
Phyllophaga glabricula
Phyllophaga hirsuta
Phyllophaga hirsuta
Phyllophaga hirtiventris
Phyllophaga hirtiventris
Phyllophaga hornii
Phyllophaga hornii
Phyllophaga ignava
Phyllophaga ignava
Phyllophaga ilicis
Phyllophaga ilicis
Phyllophaga implicita
Phyllophaga implicita
Phyllophaga inepta
Phyllophaga inepta
Phyllophaga inversa
Phyllophaga inversa
Phyllophaga kentuckiana
Phyllophaga kentuckiana
Phyllophaga latidens
Phyllophaga latidens
Phyllophaga lenis
Phyllophaga lenis
Phyllophaga lobata
Phyllophaga lobata
Phyllophaga lota
Phyllophaga lota
Phyllophaga luctuosa
Phyllophaga luctuosa
Phyllophaga marginalis
Phyllophaga marginalis
Phyllophaga mariana
Phyllophaga mariana
Phyllophaga nebulosa
Phyllophaga nebulosa
Phyllophaga nitida
Phyllophaga nitida
Phyllophaga obsoleta
Phyllophaga obsoleta
Phyllophaga okeechobea
Phyllophaga okeechobea
Phyllophaga opaca
Phyllophaga opaca
Phyllophaga perlonga
Phyllophaga perlonga
Phyllophaga pleroma
Phyllophaga pleroma
Phyllophaga postrema
Phyllophaga postrema
Phyllophaga profunda
Phyllophaga profunda
Phyllophaga prunina
Phyllophaga prunina
Phyllophaga prununculina
Phyllophaga prununculina
Phyllophaga pusillidens
Phyllophaga pusillidens
Phyllophaga rolstoni
Phyllophaga rolstoni
Phyllophaga rossi
Phyllophaga rossi
Phyllophaga rubricosa 0
Phyllophaga rubricosa
Phyllophaga rugosa
Phyllophaga rugosa
Phyllophaga schaefferi
Phyllophaga schaefferi
Phyllophaga scitula
Phyllophaga scitula
Phyllophaga sequoiana
Phyllophaga sequoiana
Phyllophaga skelleyi 0
Phyllophaga skelleyi
Phyllophaga sonora
Phyllophaga sonora
Phyllophaga subtonsa
Phyllophaga subtonsa
Phyllophaga sylvatica
Phyllophaga sylvatica
Phyllophaga torta
Phyllophaga torta
Phyllophaga trichodes
Phyllophaga trichodes
Phyllophaga tristis
Phyllophaga tristis
Phyllophaga uniformis
Phyllophaga uniformis
Phyllophaga vehemens
Phyllophaga vehemens
Phyllophaga vexata
Phyllophaga vexata
Phyllophaga vilifrons
Phyllophaga vilifrons
Phyllotreta bipustulata
Phyllotreta bipustulata
Phyllotreta chalybeipennis
Phyllotreta chalybeipennis
Phyllotreta conjuncta
Phyllotreta conjuncta
Phyllotreta constricta
Phyllotreta constricta
Phyllotreta lewisii
Phyllotreta lewisii
Phyllotreta liebecki
Phyllotreta liebecki
Phyllotrox canyonaceris 0
Phyllotrox canyonaceris
Phyllotrox derivatus 0
Phyllotrox derivatus
Phyllotrox ferrugineus
Phyllotrox ferrugineus
Phyllotrox nubifer
Phyllotrox nubifer
Phyllotrox quadricollis 0
Phyllotrox quadricollis
Phyllotrox rutilus
Phyllotrox rutilus
Phyllotrox sejunctus 0
Phyllotrox sejunctus
Phymaphora californica
Phymaphora californica
Phymaphora pulchella
Phymaphora pulchella
Phymatodes aeneus
Phymatodes aeneus
Phymatodes aereus
Phymatodes aereus
Phymatodes decussatus
Phymatodes decussatus
Phymatodes dimidiatus
Phymatodes dimidiatus
Phymatodes grandis
Phymatodes grandis
Phymatodes hirtellus
Phymatodes hirtellus
Phymatodes infuscatus
Phymatodes infuscatus
Phymatodes maculicollis
Phymatodes maculicollis
Phymatodes nitidus
Phymatodes nitidus
Phymatodes obliquus
Phymatodes obliquus
Phymatodes vulneratus
Phymatodes vulneratus
Phymatura blanchardi
Phymatura blanchardi
Phyrdenus divergens
Phyrdenus divergens
Physemus minutus
Physemus minutus