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)
Stenotothorax gardneri
Stenotothorax gardneri
Stenotothorax oriens
Stenotothorax oriens
Stenotothorax ovipennis
Stenotothorax ovipennis
Stenotothorax parapyriformis
Stenotothorax parapyriformis
Stenotothorax pyriformis
Stenotothorax pyriformis
Stenotothorax sparsus
Stenotothorax sparsus
Stenotrachelus aeneus
Stenotrachelus aeneus
Stenotrupis acicula
Stenotrupis acicula
Stenus alpicola
Stenus alpicola
Stenus angustus
Stenus angustus
Stenus austini
Stenus austini
Stenus caenicolus
Stenus caenicolus
Stenus caseyi
Stenus caseyi
Stenus colon
Stenus colon
Stenus dissentiens
Stenus dissentiens
Stenus dolosus
Stenus dolosus
Stenus erythropus
Stenus erythropus
Stenus femoratus
Stenus femoratus
Stenus flavicornis
Stenus flavicornis
Stenus immarginatus 0
Stenus immarginatus
Stenus laccophilus
Stenus laccophilus
Stenus latissimus
Stenus latissimus
Stenus lustrator
Stenus lustrator
Stenus mammops
Stenus mammops
Stenus morio
Stenus morio
Stenus pauperculus
Stenus pauperculus
Stenus pinguis
Stenus pinguis
Stenus plicipennis
Stenus plicipennis
Stenus reconditus
Stenus reconditus
Stenus retrusus
Stenus retrusus
Stenus scrupeus
Stenus scrupeus
Stenus semicolon
Stenus semicolon
Stenus stygicus
Stenus stygicus
Stenus tahoensis
Stenus tahoensis
Stenus venustus
Stenus venustus
Stenus vespertinus
Stenus vespertinus
Stephanocleonus confusus
Stephanocleonus confusus
Stephanocleonus immaculatus
Stephanocleonus immaculatus
Stephanocleonus parshus
Stephanocleonus parshus
Stephanocleonus plumbeus
Stephanocleonus plumbeus
Stephanopachys amplus
Stephanopachys amplus
Stephanopachys asperulus
Stephanopachys asperulus
Stephanopachys cribratus
Stephanopachys cribratus
Stephanopachys densus
Stephanopachys densus
Stephanopachys sobrinus
Stephanopachys sobrinus
Stephanopachys substriatus
Stephanopachys substriatus
Stephostethus breviclavis
Stephostethus breviclavis
Stephostethus costicollis 0
Stephostethus costicollis
Stephostethus lardarius
Stephostethus lardarius
Stephostethus liratus
Stephostethus liratus
Stephostethus montanus 0
Stephostethus montanus
Stephostethus productus
Stephostethus productus
Steremnius shermani
Steremnius shermani
Stereocerus haematopus
Stereocerus haematopus
Stereocerus rubripes
Stereocerus rubripes
Stereogaster globosa
Stereogaster globosa
Stereopalpus pruinosus
Stereopalpus pruinosus
Stereopalpus rufipes
Stereopalpus rufipes
Stereopalpus vestitus
Stereopalpus vestitus
Sternechus armatus
Sternechus armatus
Sternechus paludatus
Sternechus paludatus
Sternidius centralis
Sternidius centralis
Sternidius chemsaki
Sternidius chemsaki
Sternidius decorus
Sternidius decorus
Sternidius incognitus
Sternidius incognitus
Sternidius mimeticus
Sternidius mimeticus
Sternidius wiltii
Sternidius wiltii
Sternidocinus barbarus
Sternidocinus barbarus
Stethobaris incompta
Stethobaris incompta
Stethobaris nemesis
Stethobaris nemesis
Stethobaris ovata
Stethobaris ovata
Stethon pectorosus
Stethon pectorosus
Stethorhanis borealis
Stethorhanis borealis
Stethorus utilis
Stethorus utilis
Stethusa dichroa
Stethusa dichroa
Stethusa spuriella
Stethusa spuriella
Sthereus ptinoides
Sthereus ptinoides
Sthereus quadrituberculatus
Sthereus quadrituberculatus
Stibia imperialis
Stibia imperialis
Stictalia brevicornis
Stictalia brevicornis
Stictobaris cribrata
Stictobaris cribrata
Stictobaris ornatella
Stictobaris ornatella
Stictocranius mariae
Stictocranius mariae
Stictocranius puncticeps
Stictocranius puncticeps
Stictolinus flavipes
Stictolinus flavipes
Stictostix californicus
Stictostix californicus
Stilbus nitidus
Stilbus nitidus
Stilicopsis paradoxa
Stilicopsis paradoxa
Stinkhorn Beetle
Psilopyga nigripennis
Stizocera floridana
Stizocera floridana
Stomodes gyrosicollis
Stomodes gyrosicollis
Stored Grain Fungus Beetle
Litargus balteatus
Strabala rufa
Strabala rufa
Straight-jawed Pedunculate Ground Beetle
Promecognathus crassus
Strangalia antennata
Strangalia antennata
Strangalia strigosa
Strangalia strigosa
Strategus aloeus
Strategus aloeus
Strategus cessus
Strategus cessus
Strategus mormon
Strategus mormon
Strategus splendens
Strategus splendens