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)
Selenophorus striatopunctatus
Selenophorus striatopunctatus
Selonodon abnormis
Selonodon abnormis
Selonodon bicolor
Selonodon bicolor
Selonodon compositus
Selonodon compositus
Selonodon depressifrons
Selonodon depressifrons
Selonodon ferrugineus
Selonodon ferrugineus
Selonodon floridensis
Selonodon floridensis
Selonodon mandibularis
Selonodon mandibularis
Selonodon medialis
Selonodon medialis
Selonodon papillatus
Selonodon papillatus
Selonodon perplexus
Selonodon perplexus
Selonodon sagittiformis
Selonodon sagittiformis
Selonodon speratus
Selonodon speratus
Semanotus juniperi
Semanotus juniperi
Semanotus terminatus
Semanotus terminatus
Semiardistomis puncticollis
Semiardistomis puncticollis
Semijulistus ater
Semijulistus ater
Semijulistus flavipes
Semijulistus flavipes
Senile Tiger Beetle
Cicindela senilis
Sennius abbreviatus
Sennius abbreviatus
Sennius discolor
Sennius discolor
Sennius morosus
Sennius morosus
Sennius obesulus 0
Sennius obesulus
Sepedophilus basalis
Sepedophilus basalis
Sepedophilus bisignatus
Sepedophilus bisignatus
Sepedophilus cinctulus
Sepedophilus cinctulus
Sepedophilus crassus
Sepedophilus crassus
Sepedophilus frosti
Sepedophilus frosti
Sepedophilus littoreus
Sepedophilus littoreus
Sepedophilus opicus
Sepedophilus opicus
Sepedophilus scriptus
Sepedophilus scriptus
Sepedophilus testaceus
Sepedophilus testaceus
Sepedophilus velocipes
Sepedophilus velocipes
Serica aemula
Serica aemula
Serica anthracina
Serica anthracina
Serica aspera
Serica aspera
Serica atracapilla
Serica atracapilla
Serica atratula
Serica atratula
Serica blatchleyi
Serica blatchleyi
Serica curvata
Serica curvata
Serica elusa
Serica elusa
Serica falcata
Serica falcata
Serica fimbriata
Serica fimbriata
Serica georgiana
Serica georgiana
Serica iricolor
Serica iricolor
Serica laguna
Serica laguna
Serica ligulata
Serica ligulata
Serica opposita
Serica opposita
Serica porcula
Serica porcula
Serica serotina
Serica serotina
Serica sponsa
Serica sponsa
Serica texana
Serica texana
Serica trociformis
Serica trociformis
Sericoda bembidioides
Sericoda bembidioides
Sericoda obsoleta
Sericoda obsoleta
Sericoda quadripunctata
Sericoda quadripunctata
Sericoderus lateralis
Sericoderus lateralis
Sericus honestus
Sericus honestus
Sericus incongruus
Sericus incongruus
Sericus viridanus
Sericus viridanus
Serranillus dunavani
Serranillus dunavani
Serranillus jeanneli
Serranillus jeanneli
Serranillus monadnock
Serranillus monadnock
Serranillus septentrionis
Serranillus septentrionis
Serrifornax infelix
Serrifornax infelix
Serropalpus coxalis
Serropalpus coxalis
Serropalpus substriatus
Serropalpus substriatus
Sesaspis emarginata
Sesaspis emarginata
Setasomus aratus
Setasomus aratus
Setasomus nitidulus
Setasomus nitidulus
Setasomus rufopleuralis
Setasomus rufopleuralis
Setodius diogenes
Setodius diogenes
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
(c) Engers, some rights reserved (CC BY)Sheoldytes ozarkensis
Sheoldytes ozarkensis
Shining Leaf Chafer -Chrysina spp.
Chrysina macropus
Shining Leaf Chafer Beetle -A. binotata
Anomala binotata
Shiny Flea Beetle
Asphaera lustrans
Shiny Harp Ground Beetle
Bradycellus politus
Shiny Powderpost Beetle
Lyctus cavicollis
Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes littoralis
Short-Winged Blister Beetle
Meloe angusticollis
Short-legged Tiger Beetle
Cicindela tenuicincta
Shorthorned Flat Beetle
Cryptamorpha brevicornis
Shothole Borer
Scolytus rugulosus
Siagonium punctatum
Siagonium punctatum
Siamese Grain Beetle
Lophocateres pusillus
Sibariops concinnus
Sibariops concinnus
Sibariops confertus
Sibariops confertus
Sibariops confusus
Sibariops confusus
Sibinia maculata
Sibinia maculata
Sibinia pallida
Sibinia pallida
Sibinia sellata
Sibinia sellata
Sibinia sibinioides
Sibinia sibinioides
Sibinia suturalis
Sibinia suturalis
Type Locality: Huachuca Mtns, Cochise Co., Arizona
Sibinia variegata
Sibinia variegata
Sicanthus rhizophorae
Sicanthus rhizophorae
Sickle-marked Lady Beetle
Hippodamia falcigera
Sicoderus tinamus
Sicoderus tinamus
Sigmoid Fungus Beetle
Cryptophagus varus
Signate Lady Beetle
Hyperaspis signata