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)
Rhagonycha campestris
Rhagonycha campestris
Rhagonycha cartwrighti
Rhagonycha cartwrighti
Rhagonycha coloradensis
Rhagonycha coloradensis
Rhagonycha dichroa
Rhagonycha dichroa
Rhagonycha fraxini
Rhagonycha fraxini
Rhagonycha greeni
Rhagonycha greeni
Rhagonycha heterodoxa
Rhagonycha heterodoxa
Rhagonycha hirticula
Rhagonycha hirticula
Rhagonycha mandibularis
Rhagonycha mandibularis
Rhagonycha mollis
Rhagonycha mollis
Rhagonycha nigrohumeralis
Rhagonycha nigrohumeralis
Rhagonycha parvicollis
Rhagonycha parvicollis
Rhagonycha proxima
Rhagonycha proxima
Rhagonycha recta
Rhagonycha recta
Rhagonycha sylvatica
Rhagonycha sylvatica
Rhagonycha tantilla
Rhagonycha tantilla
Rhagonycha tenuis
Rhagonycha tenuis
Rhagonycha triangulifera
Rhagonycha triangulifera
Rhagonycha undescribed
Rhagonycha undescribed
Rhagonycha vestigialis
Rhagonycha vestigialis
Rhagonycha vilis
Rhagonycha vilis
Rhanidea unicolor
Rhanidea unicolor
Rhantus atricolor
Rhantus atricolor
Rhantus sericans
Rhantus sericans
Rhantus suturellus
Rhantus suturellus
Rhaxonycha bilobata
Rhaxonycha bilobata
Rhexidius granulosus
Rhexidius granulosus
Rhexidius incomptus
Rhexidius incomptus
Rhexius insculptus
Rhexius insculptus
Rhexius schmitti
Rhexius schmitti
Rhexius substriatus
Rhexius substriatus
Rhigopsis effracta
Rhigopsis effracta
Rhinoceros Beetle
Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Rhinoncus bruchoides
Rhinoncus bruchoides
Rhinoncus perpendicularis
Rhinoncus perpendicularis
Rhinoncus pyrrhopus
Rhinoncus pyrrhopus
Rhinoncus triangularis
Rhinoncus triangularis
Rhinoplatia ruficollis
Rhinoplatia ruficollis
Rhinoscepsis bistriatus
Rhinoscepsis bistriatus
Rhinostomus frontalis
Rhinostomus frontalis
Rhinusa asellus
Rhinusa asellus
Rhipidandrus fulvomaculatus 0
Rhipidandrus fulvomaculatus
Rhipidandrus peninsularis
Rhipidandrus peninsularis
Rhizelmis nigra
Rhizelmis nigra
Rhizophagus cylindricus
Rhizophagus cylindricus
Rhizophagus dimidiatus
Rhizophagus dimidiatus
Rhizophagus minutus
Rhizophagus minutus
Rhizophagus remotus
Rhizophagus remotus
Rhizophagus sayi
Rhizophagus sayi
Rhizophagus sculpturatus
Rhizophagus sculpturatus
Rhodobaenus pustulosus
Rhodobaenus pustulosus
Rhodoleptus femoratus
Rhodoleptus femoratus
Rhopalophora cupricollis
Rhopalophora cupricollis
Rhopalophora prorubra
Rhopalophora prorubra
Rhopalophora rugicollis
Rhopalophora rugicollis
Rhopalotria furfuracea
Rhopalotria furfuracea
Rhopalotria slossoni
Rhopalotria slossoni
Rhoptobaris canescens
Rhoptobaris canescens
Rhoptobaris scolopax
Rhoptobaris scolopax
Rhymbomicrus lobatus
Rhymbomicrus lobatus
Rhynchites velatus
Rhynchites velatus
Rhynchus apiculatus
Rhynchus apiculatus
Rhyncolus brunneus
Rhyncolus brunneus
Rhyncolus californicus
Rhyncolus californicus
Rhyncolus cercocarpus
Rhyncolus cercocarpus
Rhyncolus cylindricollis
Rhyncolus cylindricollis
Rhyncolus dilatatus
Rhyncolus dilatatus
Rhyncolus discors
Rhyncolus discors
Rhyncolus knowltoni
Rhyncolus knowltoni
Rhyncolus macrops
Rhyncolus macrops
Rhyncolus nimius
Rhyncolus nimius
Rhyncolus oregonensis
Rhyncolus oregonensis
Rhyncolus pallens
Rhyncolus pallens
Rhyncolus spretus
Rhyncolus spretus
Rhyncolus stacesmithi
Rhyncolus stacesmithi
Rhypodillus brevicollis
Rhypodillus brevicollis
Rhysothorax rufus
Rhysothorax rufus
Rhyssemus brownwoodi
Rhyssemus brownwoodi
Rhyssemus californicus 0
Rhyssemus californicus
Rhyssemus germanus
Rhyssemus germanus
Rhyssemus puncticollis
Rhyssemus puncticollis
Rhyssemus scaber 0
Rhyssemus scaber
Rhyssemus sonatus
Rhyssemus sonatus
Rhyssemus unnamed-texas
Rhyssemus unnamed-texas
Rhyssomatus aequalis
Rhyssomatus aequalis
Rhyssomatus annectens
Rhyssomatus annectens
Rhyssomatus fissilis
Rhyssomatus fissilis
Rhyssomatus ovalis
Rhyssomatus ovalis
Rhyssomatus palmacollis
Rhyssomatus palmacollis
Rhyssomatus parvulus
Rhyssomatus parvulus
Rhyssomatus pruinosus
Rhyssomatus pruinosus
Rhyssomatus pubescens
Rhyssomatus pubescens
Rhyssomatus rugulipennis
Rhyssomatus rugulipennis
Rhyssomatus suspected-new
Rhyssomatus suspected-new
Ribbed Pine Borer
Rhagium inquisitor
Ribboned Lady Beetle
Hyperaspis taeniata
Ridge-winged Fungus Beetle
Thes bergrothi
Rilettius patrius
Rilettius patrius
Rilettius rahmani
Rilettius rahmani
Rilettius socius
Rilettius socius