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)
Vesperelater arizonicus
Vesperelater arizonicus
Vicelva vandykei
Vicelva vandykei
Vietinghoff's Ground Beetle
Carabus vietinghoffii
Violet Dor Beetle
Geotrupes mutator
Violet Oil Beetle
Meloe violaceus
Violet Tanbark Beetle
Callidium violaceum
Vittathous horni
Vittathous horni
Vittathous linearis
Vittathous linearis
Vrilletta blaisdelli
Vrilletta blaisdelli
Vrilletta laurentina
Vrilletta laurentina
Walnut Twig Beetle
Pityophthorus juglandis
Warren's Root Collar Weevil
Hylobius warreni
Warwickia pilosa
Warwickia pilosa
Washington's Lady Beetle
Hippodamia washingtoni
Wasp Nest Dermestid
Reesa vespulae
Water Fern Weevil
Stenopelmus rufinasus
Watercress Weevil
Poophagus sisymbrii
Wedge-shaped Beetle
Ripiphorus fasciatus group
West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil
Euscepes postfasciatus
Westcott's Flathead
Chrysobothris westcotti
Western Black Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta pusilla
Western Cedar Bark Beetle
Phloeosinus punctatus
Western Cedar Borer
Trachykele blondeli
Western Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus melanops
Western Hercules Beetle
Dynastes granti
Western Oak Bark Beetle
Pseudopityophthorus pubipennis
Western Polished Lady Beetle
Cycloneda polita
Western Poplar Buprestid
Poecilonota californica
Western Red-bellied Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia sedecimpunctata
Western Rose Chafer
Macrodactylus uniformis
Western Sculptured Pine Borer
Chalcophora angulicollis
Western Spinach Carrion Beetle
Aclypea bituberosa
Western Striped Cucumber Beetle
Acalymma trivittatum
Western Striped Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta ramosa
Western Tidal Flat Tiger Beetle
Eunota gabbii
Western Tiger Beetle
Cicindela oregona
Wheat Flea Beetle
Neocrepidodera ferruginea
White Clover Weevil
Ischnopterapion virens
White Oak Borer Beetle
Goes tigrinus
White Oak Branch Girdler
Purpuricenus paraxillaris
White Pine Cone Beetle
Conophthorus coniperda
White Sand Bear Scarab Beetle
Lichnanthe albipilosa
White-banded Clerid
Paratillus carus
White-cloaked Tiger Beetle
Eunota togata
White-spotted Sawyer Beetle
Monochamus scutellatus
White-striped Tiger Beetle
Parvindela lemniscata
Whitefly Predatory Lady Beetle
Delphastus pusillus
Wickham’s Elegant Canopy Beetle
Agra wickhami
Wild Indigo Weevil
Trichapion rostrum
Williston's Tiger Beetle
Cicindela willistoni
Willow Flea Weevil
Isochnus rufipes
Willow Paria
Paria quadriguttata
Winter Firefly
Photinus corruscus
Wolcott's Lady Beetle
Hyperaspidius wolcotti
Wolcottia pedalis
Wolcottia pedalis
Wolcottia sobrina
Wolcottia sobrina
Woodland Ground Beetle
Carabus sylvosus
Woods Weevil
Nemocestes incomptus
Wooly Gulf Dune Scarab
Polyphylla pubescens
Xanthochroa californica
Xanthochroa californica
Xanthochroa centralis
Xanthochroa centralis
Xanthochroa marina
Xanthochroa marina
Xanthochroa testacea
Xanthochroa testacea
Xanthochroa trinotata
Xanthochroa trinotata
Xanthochroina bicolor
Xanthochroina bicolor
Xanthocomus attenuatus
Xanthocomus attenuatus
Xanthocomus concinnus 0
Xanthocomus concinnus
Xanthocomus rutilans
Xanthocomus rutilans
Xanthonia pilosa
Xanthonia pilosa
Xenicopoda helenae
Xenicopoda helenae
Xenochalepus ater
Xenochalepus ater
Xenochalepus robiniae
Xenochalepus robiniae
Xenochodaeus americanus
Xenochodaeus americanus
Xenochodaeus luscinus
Xenochodaeus luscinus
Xenochodaeus musculus
Xenochodaeus musculus
Xenochodaeus planifrons
Xenochodaeus planifrons
Xenochodaeus simplex
Xenochodaeus simplex
Xenochodaeus ulkei
Xenochodaeus ulkei
Xenodusa cava
Xenodusa cava
Xenodusa montana
Xenodusa montana
Xenodusa reflexa
Xenodusa reflexa
Xenomycetes morrisoni
Xenomycetes morrisoni
Xenorhipis brendeli
Xenorhipis brendeli
Xenorhipis osborni
Xenorhipis osborni
Type Locality: TX: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains
Xenotrechus condei
Xenotrechus condei
Xenotrechus denticollis
Xenotrechus denticollis
Xeranobium cinereum
Xeranobium cinereum
Xeranoplium tricallosum
Xeranoplium tricallosum
Xerasia grisescens
Xerasia grisescens
Xerolinus alutaceus
Xerolinus alutaceus
Xerolinus dispar 0
Xerolinus dispar
Xeropsamobeus acerbus
Xeropsamobeus acerbus
Xeropsamobeus ambiguus
Xeropsamobeus ambiguus
Xeropsamobeus desertus
Xeropsamobeus desertus
Xeropsamobeus scabriceps
Xeropsamobeus scabriceps
Xestipyge conjunctum
Xestipyge conjunctum
Xestipyge geminatum
Xestipyge geminatum
Xestobium affine
Xestobium affine
Xestobium gaspensis
Xestobium gaspensis
Xestolabus constrictipennis
Xestolabus constrictipennis