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)
Quedius fellmani
Quedius fellmani
Quedius fulvicollis
Quedius fulvicollis
Quedius griffinae
Quedius griffinae
Quedius horni
Quedius horni
Quedius labradorensis
Quedius labradorensis
Quedius lanei
Quedius lanei
Quedius laticollis
Quedius laticollis
Quedius limbifer
Quedius limbifer
Quedius longipennis
Quedionuchus longipennis
Quedius marginalis
Quedius marginalis
Quedius molochinoides
Quedius molochinoides
Quedius montanicus
Quedius montanicus
Quedius mordax
Quedius mordax
Quedius nevadensis
Quedius nevadensis
Quedius oculeus
Quedius oculeus
Quedius paradisi
Quedius paradisi
Quedius pediculus
Quedius pediculus
Quedius plagiatus
Quedionuchus plagiatus
Quedius prostans
Quedius prostans
Quedius pullmani
Quedius pullmani
Quedius rubidulus
Quedius rubidulus
Quedius rusticus
Quedius rusticus
Quedius simulator
Quedius simulator
Quedius spelaeus
Quedius spelaeus
Quedius sublimbatus
Quedius sublimbatus
Quedius vilis
Quedius vilis
Quedius virginicus
Quedius virginicus
Radish Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta punctulata
Ragweed Weevil
Lixus scrobicollis
Rainbow Darkling Beetle
Tarpela micans
Rainbow Scarab Beetle
Phanaeus vindex
Ramecia crinita
Ramecia crinita
Raspberry Cane Borer
Oberea affinis
Raspberry Fruitworm
Byturus unicolor
Red Chilocorus
Chilocorus circumdatus
Red Elm Bark Weevil
Magdalis armicollis
Red Flat Bark Beetle
Cucujus clavipes
Red Flour Beetle
Tribolium castaneum
Red Hills Unique Whirligig Beetle
Spanglerogyrus albiventris
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Red Oak Borer
Enaphalodes rufulus
Red Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Red Sunflower Seed Weevil
Smicronyx fulvus
Red Turnip Beetle
Entomoscelis americana
Red Turpentine Beetle
Dendroctonus valens
Red-Shouldered Ham Beetle
Necrobia ruficollis
Red-bellied Checkered Beetle
Enoclerus sphegeus
Red-blue Checkered Beetle
Trichodes nuttalli
Red-collared Click Beetle
Ampedus collaris
Red-haired Pine Bark Beetle
Hylurgus ligniperda
Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
Red-headed Blister Beetle
Epicauta atrata
Red-legged Buprestis
Buprestis rufipes
Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrodes surimanensis
Redbud Borer Beetle
Ptosima gibbicollis
Reddish Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
Reddish Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa rubinigosa
Reichenbachia appendiculata
Reichenbachia appendiculata
Reichenbachia arthritica
Reichenbachia arthritica
Reichenbachia binodifer
Reichenbachia binodifer
Reichenbachia borealis
Reichenbachia borealis
Reichenbachia congener
Reichenbachia congener
Reichenbachia corporalis
Reichenbachia corporalis
Reichenbachia cylindrarta
Reichenbachia cylindrarta
Reichenbachia dorothyae
Reichenbachia dorothyae
Reichenbachia howardi
Reichenbachia howardi
Reichenbachia spatulifer
Reichenbachia spatulifer
Reichenbachia tumorosa
Reichenbachia tumorosa
Renardia nigrella
Renardia nigrella
Reninus salvini
Reninus salvini
Renodesta ramsdalei
Renodesta ramsdalei
Reticulated Net-winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum
Retocomus brittoni
Retocomus brittoni
Retocomus constrictus
Retocomus constrictus
Retocomus duboisi
Retocomus duboisi
Retocomus murinus
Retocomus murinus
Retocomus wildii
Retocomus wildii
Revelieria californica
Revelieria californica
Rhabdophloeus horni
Rhabdophloeus horni
Rhabdopterus bottimeri
Rhabdopterus bottimeri
Rhabdopterus deceptor
Rhabdopterus deceptor
Rhabdopterus praetextus
Rhabdopterus praetextus
Rhadalus testaceus
Rhadalus testaceus
Rhadine austinica
Rhadine austinica
Rhadine dissecta
Rhadine dissecta
Rhadine jejuna
Rhadine jejuna
Rhadine lanei
Rhadine lanei
Rhadine larvalis
Rhadine larvalis
Rhadine lindrothi
Rhadine lindrothi
Rhadine myrmecodes
Rhadine myrmecodes
Rhadine nivalis
Rhadine nivalis
Rhadine perlevis
Rhadine perlevis
Rhadine umbra
Rhadine umbra
Rhagodera interrupta
Rhagodera interrupta
Rhagodera texana
Rhagodera texana
Rhagodera tuberculata
Rhagodera tuberculata
Rhagomicrus bonvouloiri
Rhagomicrus bonvouloiri
Rhagomicrus humeralis
Rhagomicrus humeralis
Rhagomicrus thoracicus
Rhagomicrus thoracicus
Rhagonycha angulata
Rhagonycha angulata