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)
Saprinus acilinea
Saprinus acilinea
Saprinus ciliatus
Saprinus ciliatus
Saprinus coerulescens
Saprinus coerulescens
Saprinus discoidalis
Saprinus discoidalis
Saprinus distinguendus
Saprinus distinguendus
Saprinus felipae
Saprinus felipae
Saprinus fimbriatus
Saprinus fimbriatus
Saprinus ignotus
Saprinus ignotus
Saprinus impressus
Saprinus impressus
Saprinus laciniatus 0
Saprinus laciniatus
Saprinus lubricus
Saprinus lubricus
Saprinus lugens
Saprinus lugens
Saprinus martini
Saprinus martini
Saprinus orbicularis
Saprinus orbicularis
Saprinus oregonensis
Saprinus oregonensis
Saprinus pensylvanicus
Saprinus pensylvanicus
Saprinus profusus
Saprinus profusus
Saprinus psyche
Saprinus psyche
Saprinus scabriceps
Saprinus scabriceps
Saprinus subnitescens
Saprinus subnitescens
Saprinus vestitus
Saprinus vestitus
Saprinus vitiosus
Saprinus vitiosus
Sarabandus robustus
Sarabandus robustus
Sargent Cypress Borer
Trachykele hartmani
Sarosesthes fulminans
Sarosesthes fulminans
Sarpedon scabrosus
Sarpedon scabrosus
Saskatchewan Ant-like Flower Beetle
Vacusus formicetorum
Saxet decora
Saxet decora
Saxinis apicalis
Saxinis apicalis
Saxinis deserticola
Saxinis deserticola
Saxinis knausii
Saxinis knausii
Type Locality: Belvedere, Kansas (Schaeffer, 1906)
Saxinis saucia
Saxinis saucia
Saxinis sonorensis
Saxinis sonorensis
Sayapion pronipes 0
Sayapion pronipes
Sayapion segnipes
Sayapion segnipes
Scabrostomus peculiosus
Scabrostomus peculiosus
Scabrous Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia scabrosa
Scalaventer subtropicus
Scalaventer subtropicus
Scalenarthrus horni
Scalenarthrus horni
Scaphidema aeneola
Scaphidema aeneola
Scaphinotus aeneicollis
Scaphinotus aeneicollis
Scaphinotus angulatus
Scaphinotus angulatus
Scaphinotus bilobus
Scaphinotus bilobus
Scaphinotus bullatus
Scaphinotus bullatus
Scaphinotus cavicollis
Scaphinotus cavicollis
Scaphinotus cordatus
Scaphinotus cordatus
Scaphinotus crenatus
Scaphinotus crenatus
Scaphinotus debilis
Scaphinotus debilis
Scaphinotus fissicollis
Scaphinotus fissicollis
Scaphinotus hoodooensis 0
Scaphinotus hoodooensis
Scaphinotus imperfectus
Scaphinotus imperfectus
Scaphinotus incompletus
Scaphinotus incompletus
Scaphinotus infletus
Scaphinotus infletus
Scaphinotus interruptus
Scaphinotus interruptus
Scaphinotus irregularis
Scaphinotus irregularis
Scaphinotus johnsoni
Scaphinotus johnsoni
Scaphinotus kelloggi
Scaphinotus kelloggi
Scaphinotus lodingi
Scaphinotus lodingi
Scaphinotus mannii
Scaphinotus mannii
Scaphinotus marginatus
Scaphinotus marginatus
Scaphinotus obliquus
Scaphinotus obliquus
Scaphinotus oreophilus
Scaphinotus oreophilus
Scaphinotus petersi
Scaphinotus petersi
Scaphinotus punctatus
Scaphinotus punctatus
Scaphinotus regularis
Scaphinotus regularis
Scaphinotus ridingsii
Scaphinotus ridingsii
Scaphinotus riversi
Scaphinotus riversi
Scaphinotus rugiceps
Scaphinotus rugiceps
Scaphinotus schwarzi
Scaphinotus schwarzi
Scaphinotus snowi
Scaphinotus snowi
Scaphinotus striatopunctatus
Scaphinotus striatopunctatus
Scaphinotus subtilis
Scaphinotus subtilis
Scaphinotus unicolor
Scaphinotus unicolor
Scaphinotus vandykei
Scaphinotus vandykei
Scaphinotus velutinus
Scaphinotus velutinus
Scaphinotus ventricosus
Scaphinotus ventricosus
Scaphinotus viduus
Scaphinotus viduus
Scaphinotus violaceus
Scaphinotus violaceus
Scaphisoma americanum
Scaphisoma americanum
Scaphisoma convexum
Scaphisoma convexum
Scaphisoma rubens
Scaphisoma rubens
Scaphisoma suturale
Scaphisoma suturale
Scaphium castanipes
Scaphium castanipes
Scaphomorphus americanus
Scaphomorphus americanus
Scaphomorphus boucardi
Scaphomorphus boucardi
Scaphomorphus canescens
Scaphomorphus canescens
Scaphomorphus collaris
Scaphomorphus collaris
Scaphomorphus erysimi
Scaphomorphus erysimi
Scaphomorphus frontalis
Scaphomorphus frontalis
Scaphomorphus longinasus
Scaphomorphus longinasus
Scaphomorphus placidus
Scaphomorphus placidus
Scaphomorphus pleuralis
Scaphomorphus pleuralis
Scaphomorphus poricollis
Scaphomorphus poricollis
Scaphomorphus puberulus
Scaphomorphus puberulus
Scaphomorphus quadrilineatus
Scaphomorphus quadrilineatus
Scaphomorphus subcylindricus
Scaphomorphus subcylindricus
Scaphomorphus texanus
Scaphomorphus texanus
Scaphomorphus trivittatus
Scaphomorphus trivittatus
Scaptolenus fuscipennis
Scaptolenus fuscipennis
Scaptolenus lecontei
Scaptolenus lecontei