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)
Pleocoma hirticollis
Pleocoma hirticollis
Pleocoma hoppingi
Pleocoma hoppingi
Pleocoma hovorei
Pleocoma hovorei
Pleocoma linsleyi
Pleocoma linsleyi
Pleocoma marquai
Pleocoma marquai
Pleocoma minor
Pleocoma minor
Pleocoma octopagina
Pleocoma octopagina
Pleocoma oregonensis
Pleocoma oregonensis
Pleocoma rickseckeri
Pleocoma rickseckeri
Pleocoma rubiginosa
Pleocoma rubiginosa
Pleocoma shastensis
Pleocoma shastensis
Pleocoma simi
Pleocoma simi
Pleocoma sonomae
Pleocoma sonomae
Pleocoma staff
Pleocoma staff
Pleocoma tularensis
Pleocoma tularensis
Pleotomus davisii
Pleotomus davisii
Pleotomus pallens
Pleotomus pallens
Plesiobaris aemula
Plesiobaris aemula
Plesiobaris albilata
Plesiobaris albilata
Plesiobaris disjuncta
Plesiobaris disjuncta
Plesiobaris signatipes
Plesiobaris signatipes
Plesiobaris t-signum
Plesiobaris t-signum
Plesiocis cribrum
Plesiocis cribrum
Plesioclytus morrisi
Plesioclytus morrisi
Plesiofornax punctata
Plesiofornax punctata
Pleuropasta reticulata
Pleuropasta reticulata
Pleurotobia trimaculata
Pleurotobia trimaculata
Plocamus echidna
Plocamus echidna
Plocamus hispidulus
Plocamus hispidulus
Plocetes ulmi
Plocetes ulmi
Plochionus amandus
Plochionus amandus
Plochionus discoideus
Plochionus discoideus
Plochionus pallens 0
Plochionus pallens
Plochionus timidus
Plochionus timidus
Plum Beetle
Tetrops praeusta
Plum Curculio
Conotrachelus nenuphar
Plum Gouger
Coccotorus scutellaris
Pocadius basalis
Pocadius basalis
Pocadius fulvipennis
Pocadius fulvipennis
Podabrus basillaris
Podabrus basillaris
Podabrus binotatus
Podabrus binotatus
Podabrus brunnicollis
Podabrus brunnicollis
Podabrus cascadensis
Podabrus cascadensis
Podabrus conspiratus
Podabrus conspiratus
Podabrus diadema
Podabrus diadema
Podabrus dreisbachi
Podabrus dreisbachi
Podabrus edmundsae
Podabrus edmundsae
Podabrus falli
Podabrus falli
Podabrus fayi
Podabrus fayi
Podabrus fissus
Podabrus fissus
Podabrus flavicollis
Podabrus flavicollis
Podabrus frater
Podabrus frater
Podabrus frosti
Podabrus frosti
Podabrus intrusus
Podabrus intrusus
Podabrus knobeli
Podabrus knobeli
Podabrus latimanus
Podabrus latimanus
Podabrus nothoides
Podabrus nothoides
Podabrus planulus
Podabrus planulus
Podabrus protensus
Podabrus protensus
Podabrus pruinosus
Podabrus pruinosus
Podabrus punctulatus
Podabrus punctulatus
Podabrus quadratus
Podabrus quadratus
Podabrus tricostatus
Podabrus tricostatus
Podabrus vernalis
Podabrus vernalis
Poecilium lividum
Poecilium lividum
Poecilobrium chalybeum
Poecilobrium chalybeum
Poecilocera harrisii
Poecilocera harrisii
Poecilocrypticus formicophilus
Poecilocrypticus formicophilus
Poecilonota bridwelli
Poecilonota bridwelli
Poecilonota ferrea
Poecilonota ferrea
Poecilonota fraseri
Poecilonota fraseri
Poecilonota salixi
Poecilonota salixi
Poecilonota thureura
Poecilonota thureura
Poecilus corvus
Poecilus corvus
Poecilus cyanicolor
Poecilus cyanicolor
Poecilus diplophryus
Poecilus diplophryus
Poecilus laetulus
Poecilus laetulus
Pogonocherus arizonicus
Pogonocherus arizonicus
Pogonocherus mixtus
Pogonocherus mixtus
Pogonocherus parvulus
Pogonocherus parvulus
Pogonocherus pictus
Pogonocherus pictus
Pogonocherus propinquus
Pogonocherus propinquus
Polemiotus submetallicus
Polemiotus submetallicus
Polemius canadensis
Polemius canadensis
Polemius strenuus
Polemius strenuus
Identification: close-up of pronotum of type - MCZ
Poliaenus abietis
Poliaenus abietis
Poliaenus californicus
Poliaenus californicus
Poliaenus negundo
Poliaenus negundo
Poliaenus obscurus
Poliaenus obscurus
Poliaenus oregonus
Poliaenus oregonus
Polopinus hubbelli
Polopinus hubbelli
Polopinus ingens
Polopinus ingens
Polopinus nitidus
Polopinus nitidus
Polopinus youngi
Polopinus youngi
Polpochila capitata
Polpochila capitata
Polpochila erro
Polpochila erro
Polycesta (Nelsonella) flavomaculata
Polycesta flavomaculata
Polycesta angulosa
Polycesta angulosa
Polycesta californica
Polycesta californica
Polycesta goryi
Polycesta goryi