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)
Tachinus corticinus
Tachinus corticinus
Tachinus crotchi
Tachinus crotchi
Tachinus elongatus
Tachinus elongatus
Tachinus fimbriatus
Tachinus fimbriatus
Tachinus frigidus
Tachinus frigidus
Tachinus fumipennis
Tachinus fumipennis
Tachinus limbatus
Tachinus limbatus
Tachinus luridus
Tachinus luridus
Tachinus maculicollis
Tachinus maculicollis
Tachinus memnonius
Tachinus memnonius
Tachinus picipes
Tachinus picipes
Tachinus quebecensis
Tachinus quebecensis
Tachinus schwarzi
Tachinus schwarzi
Tachinus semirufus
Tachinus semirufus
Tachyerges ephippiatus
Tachyerges ephippiatus
Tachyerges niger
Tachyerges niger
Tachyerges salicis
Tachyerges salicis
Tachygonus centralis
Tachygonus centralis
Tachygonus fulvipes
Tachygonus fulvipes
Tachygonus lecontei
Tachygonus lecontei
Tachyporus abdominalis
Tachyporus abdominalis
Tachyporus atriceps
Tachyporus atriceps
Tachyporus browni
Tachyporus browni
Tachyporus canadensis
Tachyporus canadensis
Tachyporus chrysomelinus
Tachyporus chrysomelinus
Tachyporus elegans
Tachyporus elegans
Tachyporus jocosus
Tachyporus jocosus
Tachyporus lecontei
Tachyporus lecontei
Tachyporus maculicollis
Tachyporus maculicollis
Tachyporus pulchrus
Tachyporus pulchrus
Tachys corax 0
Tachys corax
Tachys halophilus
Tachys halophilus
Tachys misellus
Tachys misellus
Tachys pallidus
Tachys pallidus
Tachys undescribed-one
Tachys undescribed-one
Tachys vittiger
Tachys vittiger
Tachyta falli
Tachyta falli
Tachyta parvicornis
Tachyta parvicornis
Tachyura anthrax
Tachyura anthrax
Tachyura capax
Tachyura capax
Tachyura conjugens
Tachyura conjugens
Tachyura dolosa
Tachyura dolosa
Tachyura fuscicornis
Tachyura fuscicornis
Tachyura obesula
Tachyura obesula
Tachyura quadrisignata
Tachyura quadrisignata
Tachyura rapax
Tachyura rapax
Tachyura saturata
Tachyura saturata
Tachyura tripunctata
Tachyura tripunctata
Tachyura undescribed-cf-microspilus
Tachyura undescribed-cf-microspilus
Tachyura vivax
Tachyura vivax
Tachyura xanthopus
Tachyura xanthopus
Tachyusa americana
Tachyusa americana
Tailed Net-winged Beetle
Lycus trabeatus
Talanus spilmani
Talanus spilmani
Talanus stenochinus
Talanus stenochinus
Tanaops basalis
Tanaops basalis
Tanaops foveiventris
Tanaops foveiventris
Tanaops rusticus
Tanaops rusticus
Tanarthrus alutaceus
Tanarthrus alutaceus
Tanarthrus andrewsi
Tanarthrus andrewsi
Tanarthrus brevipennis
Tanarthrus brevipennis
Tanarthrus inyo
Tanarthrus inyo
Tanarthrus salicola
Tanarthrus salicola
Tanarthrus tartarus
Tanarthrus tartarus
Tanymecus confusus
Tanymecus confusus
Tanymecus lacaena
Tanymecus lacaena
Tanymecus texanus
Tanymecus texanus
Tanyochraethes tildeni
Tanyochraethes tildeni
Tanyrhinus singularis
Tanyrhinus singularis
Tanysphyrus ater
Tanysphyrus ater
Tanystoma cuyama
Tanystoma cuyama
Tanystoma striatum
Tanystoma striatum
Taphrocerus agriloides
Taphrocerus agriloides
Taphrocerus cylindricollis
Taphrocerus cylindricollis
Taphrocerus gracilis
Taphrocerus gracilis
Taphrocerus laevicollis
Taphrocerus laevicollis
Taphrocerus leoni
Taphrocerus leoni
Taphrocerus mercedensis
Taphrocerus mercedensis
Taphrocerus puncticollis
Taphrocerus puncticollis
Taphrocerus sulcifrons
Taphrocerus sulcifrons
Tarphiota fucicola
Tarphiota fucicola
Tarphiota geniculata
Tarphiota geniculata
Tarsostenus univittatus
Tarsostenus univittatus
Tea Shot Hole Borer clade a
Euwallacea perbrevis
Tecnophilus croceicollis
Tecnophilus croceicollis
Tectosternum naviculare
Tectosternum naviculare
Telabis serratus
Telabis serratus
Telephanus atricapillus
Telephanus atricapillus
Telephanus lecontei
Telephanus lecontei
Telephone-pole Beetle
Micromalthus debilis
Telesicles cordatus
Telesicles cordatus
Telmatophilus americanus
Telmatophilus americanus
Temnocerus aeratoides
Temnocerus aeratoides
Temnocerus aeratus
Temnocerus aeratus
Temnocerus aureus
Temnocerus aureus
Temnocerus cyanellus
Temnocerus cyanellus
Temnocerus levirostris
Temnocerus levirostris
Temnocerus naso
Temnocerus naso
Temnopsophus bimaculatus
Temnopsophus bimaculatus
Temnoscheila aerea
Temnoscheila aerea