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)
Temnoscheila barbata
Temnoscheila barbata
Temnoscheila chlorodia
Temnoscheila chlorodia
Temnoscheila edentata
Temnoscheila edentata
Temnoscheila hubbardi
Temnoscheila hubbardi
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
Ten-spotted Spurleg Lady Beetle
Brachiacantha decempustulata
Tenaspis angularis
Tenaspis angularis
Tenebroides americanus
Tenebroides americanus
Tenebroides bimaculatus
Tenebroides bimaculatus
Tenebroides collaris
Tenebroides collaris
Tenebroides laticollis
Tenebroides laticollis
Tenebroides marginatus
Tenebroides marginatus
Tenebroides nanus
Tenebroides nanus
Tenebroides occidentalis
Tenebroides occidentalis
Tenebroides rugosipennis
Tenebroides rugosipennis
Tenebroides soror
Tenebroides soror
Teretriosoma chalybaeum
Teretriosoma chalybaeum
Teretriosoma conigerum
Teretriosoma conigerum
Teretriosoma paradoxum
Teretriosoma paradoxum
Teretrius cylindrellus
Teretrius cylindrellus
Teretrius latebricola
Teretrius latebricola
Teretrius montanus
Teretrius montanus
Teretrius placitus
Teretrius placitus
Tesarius caelatus
Tesarius caelatus
Tesarius mcclayi
Tesarius mcclayi
Tesarius oregonensis
Tesarius oregonensis
Tetartopeus convolutus
Tetartopeus convolutus
Tetartopeus niger
Tetartopeus niger
Tetraclipeoides acutissimus
Tetraclipeoides acutissimus
Tetraclipeoides aemulus
Tetraclipeoides aemulus
Tetraclipeoides anomaliceps
Tetraclipeoides anomaliceps
Tetraclipeoides denticulatus
Tetraclipeoides denticulatus
Tetraclipeoides dentiger
Tetraclipeoides dentiger
Tetraclipeoides dentigerulus
Tetraclipeoides dentigerulus
Tetraclipeoides formidatus
Tetraclipeoides formidatus
Tetraclipeoides moquinus
Tetraclipeoides moquinus
Tetraclipeoides testaceiventris
Tetraclipeoides testaceiventris
Tetraclipeoides texanus
Tetraclipeoides texanus
Tetradonia megalops
Tetradonia megalops
Tetragonoderus fasciatus
Tetragonoderus fasciatus
Tetragonoderus intersectus
Tetragonoderus intersectus
Tetraleucus picticornis
Tetraleucus picticornis
Tetralimonius definitus
Tetralimonius definitus
Tetralimonius humeralis
Tetralimonius humeralis
Tetralimonius maculicollis
Tetralimonius maculicollis
Tetralimonius nimbatus
Tetralimonius nimbatus
Tetralimonius ornatulus
Tetralimonius ornatulus
Tetraonyx quadrimaculata
Tetraonyx quadrimaculata
Tetraopes annulatus
Tetraopes annulatus
Tetraopes basalis
Tetraopes basalis
Tetraopes skillmani
Tetraopes skillmani
Tetraopes sublaevis
Tetraopes sublaevis
Tetrascapha dentata
Tetrascapha dentata
Tetratoma concolor
Tetratoma concolor
Tetratoma tessellata
Tetratoma tessellata
Tetratoma truncorum
Tetratoma truncorum
Tetropium abietis
Tetropium abietis
Tetropium parallelum
Tetropium parallelum
Tetropium parvulum
Tetropium parvulum
Tetropium schwarzianum
Tetropium schwarzianum
Tetropium velutinum
Tetropium velutinum
Texas Elephant Beetle
Megasoma vogti
Texas Redbud Borer
Ptosima laeta
Texas Solanum Weevil
Trichobaris texana
Thalasselephas testaceus
Thalasselephas testaceus
Thalassotrechus barbarae
Thalassotrechus barbarae
Thalpius cubanus
Thalpius cubanus
Thalpius dorsalis
Thalpius dorsalis
Thalpius hoegei
Thalpius hoegei
Thalpius horni
Thalpius horni
Thalpius pygmaeus
Thalpius pygmaeus
Thalpius simplex
Thalpius simplex
Thalycra carolina
Thalycra carolina
Thalycra concolor
Thalycra concolor
Thambus horni
Thambus horni
Thanasimus trifasciatus
Thanasimus trifasciatus
Thanatophilus coloradensis
Thanatophilus coloradensis
Thanatophilus sagax
Thanatophilus sagax
Thanatophilus trituberculatus
Thanatophilus trituberculatus
Thanatophilus truncatus
Thanatophilus truncatus
Thaumaglossa americana
Thaumaglossa americana
The Tanner
Prionus coriarius
Thecesternus affinis
Thecesternus affinis
Thecesternus hirsutus
Thecesternus hirsutus
Thecesternus humeralis
Thecesternus humeralis
Thecturota capito
Thecturota capito
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus
Identification: Diagnosis : Det. Iustin Cret, 2015
Thermonectus sibleyi
Thermonectus sibleyi
Thesiastes debilis
Thesiastes debilis
Thesiastes fossulatus
Thesiastes fossulatus
Thesium cavifrons
Thesium cavifrons
Thief Weevil
Pterocolus ovatus
Thin-lined Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia tenuisignata
Thinoxenus squalens
Thinoxenus squalens
Thinusa fletcheri
Thinusa fletcheri
Thione championi
Thione championi
Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Cassida rubiginosa
Thomas's Oak Borer
Derobrachus thomasi
Thoracophorus brevicristatus
Thoracophorus brevicristatus
Thoracophorus costalis
Thoracophorus costalis