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)
Stenelmis crenata
Stenelmis crenata
Stenelmis decorata
Stenelmis decorata
Stenelmis exigua
Stenelmis exigua
Stenelmis grossa
Stenelmis grossa
Stenelmis lateralis
Stenelmis lateralis
Stenelmis lignicola
Stenelmis lignicola
Stenelmis mera
Stenelmis mera
Stenelmis mirabilis
Stenelmis mirabilis
Stenelmis musgravei
Stenelmis musgravei
Stenelmis parva
Stenelmis parva
Stenelmis sandersoni
Stenelmis sandersoni
Stenelmis sinuata
Stenelmis sinuata
Stenispa collaris
Stenispa collaris
Stenistoderus rubripennis
Stenistoderus rubripennis
Stenobaris avicenniae
Stenobaris avicenniae
Stenochidus cyanescens
Stenochidus cyanescens
Stenochidus gracilis
Stenochidus gracilis
Stenochidus robustus
Stenochidus robustus
Stenoclyptus sulcatus
Stenoclyptus sulcatus
Stenocolus scutellaris
Stenocolus scutellaris
Stenocorus copei
Stenocorus copei
Stenocorus flavolineatus
Stenocorus flavolineatus
Stenocorus nubifer
Stenocorus nubifer
Stenocorus obtusus
Stenocorus obtusus
Stenocorus schaumii
Stenocorus schaumii
Stenocorus trivittatus
Stenocorus trivittatus
Stenocorus vittiger
Stenocorus vittiger
Stenocrepis duodecimstriata
Stenocrepis duodecimstriata
Stenocrepis elegans
Stenocrepis elegans
Stenocrepis insulana 0
Stenocrepis insulana
Stenocrepis mexicana
Stenocrepis mexicana
Stenodontes chevrolati
Stenodontes chevrolati
Stenolophus anceps
Stenolophus anceps
Stenolophus carbo
Stenolophus carbo
Stenolophus cincticollis 0
Stenolophus cincticollis
Stenolophus dissimilis
Stenolophus dissimilis
Stenolophus flavipes
Stenolophus flavipes
Stenolophus fuliginosus
Stenolophus fuliginosus
Stenolophus fuscatus
Stenolophus fuscatus
Stenolophus incultus
Stenolophus incultus
Stenolophus infuscatus
Stenolophus infuscatus
Stenolophus maculatus
Stenolophus maculatus
Stenolophus plebejus
Stenolophus plebejus
Stenolophus rugicollis
Stenolophus rugicollis
Stenolophus spretus
Stenolophus spretus
Stenomimus pallidus
Stenomimus pallidus
Stenomorpha acerba
Stenomorpha acerba
Stenomorpha angulata
Stenomorpha angulata
Stenomorpha caliginosa 0
Stenomorpha caliginosa
Stenomorpha captiosa 0
Stenomorpha captiosa
Stenomorpha compressa 0
Stenomorpha compressa
Stenomorpha confluens
Stenomorpha confluens
Stenomorpha consobrina 0
Stenomorpha consobrina
Stenomorpha consors
Stenomorpha consors
Stenomorpha convexa
Stenomorpha convexa
Stenomorpha convexicollis
Stenomorpha convexicollis
Stenomorpha corrugans
Stenomorpha corrugans
Stenomorpha cressoni
Stenomorpha cressoni
Stenomorpha furcata
Stenomorpha furcata
Stenomorpha gabbii 0
Stenomorpha gabbii
Stenomorpha hirsuta
Stenomorpha hirsuta
Stenomorpha hispidula
Stenomorpha hispidula
Stenomorpha horrida
Stenomorpha horrida
Stenomorpha lecontella
Stenomorpha lecontella
Stenomorpha luctata
Stenomorpha luctata
Stenomorpha macra
Stenomorpha macra
Stenomorpha marginata
Stenomorpha marginata
Stenomorpha mckittricki
Stenomorpha mckittricki
Stenomorpha muricatula
Stenomorpha muricatula
Stenomorpha nitidula
Stenomorpha nitidula
Stenomorpha obliterata
Stenomorpha obliterata
Stenomorpha obovata
Stenomorpha obovata
Stenomorpha obsoleta
Stenomorpha obsoleta
Stenomorpha opaca
Stenomorpha opaca
Stenomorpha parallela
Stenomorpha parallela
Stenomorpha polita
Stenomorpha polita
Stenomorpha puncticollis
Stenomorpha puncticollis
Stenomorpha quadricollis
Stenomorpha quadricollis
Stenomorpha rimata
Stenomorpha rimata
Stenomorpha sponsor
Stenomorpha sponsor
Stenomorpha tenuicollis
Stenomorpha tenuicollis
Stenomorphus californicus
Stenomorphus californicus
Stenomorphus convexior
Stenomorphus convexior
Stenophrixothrix fusca
Stenophrixothrix fusca
Stenopodius flavidus
Stenopodius flavidus
Stenopodius lateralis
Stenopodius lateralis
Stenopodius texanus
Stenopodius texanus
Stenopterapion meliloti
Stenopterapion meliloti
Stenoptochus inconstans
Stenoptochus inconstans
Stenoscelis andersoni
Stenoscelis andersoni
Stenoscelis brevis
Stenoscelis brevis
Stenosphenus beyeri
Stenosphenus beyeri
Stenosphenus debilis
Stenosphenus debilis
Stenostrophia amabilis
Stenostrophia amabilis
Stenostrophia coquilletti
Stenostrophia coquilletti
Stenostrophia tribalteata
Stenostrophia tribalteata
Stenotarsus blatchleyi
Stenotarsus blatchleyi
Stenotarsus hispidus
Stenotarsus hispidus
Stenotothorax badipes
Stenotothorax badipes
Stenotothorax cribratulus
Stenotothorax cribratulus