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)
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femorata
Oedemera femorata
Oedemera podagrariae
Oedemera podagrariae
Oedemera simplex
Oedemera simplex
Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens
Olibrus affinis
Olibrus affinis
Olibrus bicolor
Olibrus bicolor
Olibrus bimaculatus
Olibrus bimaculatus
Olibrus bisignatus
Olibrus bisignatus
Olibrus flavicornis
Olibrus flavicornis
Olibrus lecontei
Olibrus lecontei
Olibrus liquidus
Olibrus liquidus
Olibrus millefolii
Olibrus millefolii
Omoglymmius germari
Omoglymmius germari
Omoglymmius sakuraii
Omoglymmius sakuraii
Omoglymmius wukong
Omoglymmius wukong
Omorgus australasiae
Omorgus australasiae
Omorgus pastillarius
Omorgus pastillarius
Omorgus rotundulus
Omorgus rotundulus
Omorgus tatei
Omorgus tatei
Ordobrevia foveicollis
Ordobrevia foveicollis
Orsodacne cerasi
Orsodacne cerasi
Orsodacne humeralis
Orsodacne humeralis
Orthocis alni
Orthocis alni
Orthoperus atomarius
Orthoperus atomarius
Oxylaemus cylindricus
Oxylaemus cylindricus
Oxylaemus variolosus
Oxylaemus variolosus
Paederus fuscipes
Paederus fuscipes
Paromalus flavicornis
Paromalus flavicornis
Paromalus parallelepipedus
Paromalus parallelepipedus
Pediacus dermestoides
Pediacus dermestoides
Pediacus japonicus
Pediacus japonicus
Pelecotoides mastersii
Pelecotoides mastersii
Pelecotoides succinctus
Pelecotoides succinctus
Peltastica amurensis
Peltastica amurensis
Peltodytes caesus
Peltodytes caesus
Peltodytes intermedius
Peltodytes intermedius
Peltodytes sinensis
Peltodytes sinensis
Penthe japana
Penthe japana
Penthe reitteri
Penthe reitteri
Phalacrus nigrinus
Phalacrus nigrinus
Phengodes atezcanus
Phengodes atezcanus
Phengodes leonilae
Phengodes leonilae
Philothermus evanescens
Philothermus evanescens
Philothermus nitidus
Philothermus nitidus
Philothermus pubens
Philothermus pubens
Philothermus semistriatus
Philothermus semistriatus
Philothermus tasmanicus
Philothermus tasmanicus
Pityomacer pix
Pityomacer pix
Placonotus testaceus
Placonotus testaceus
Platycerus caraboides
Platycerus caraboides
Platysoma compressum
Platysoma compressum
Platysoma elongatum
Platysoma elongatum
Pleocoma behrensi
Pleocoma behrensi
Pleocoma laker
Pleocoma laker
Polycaon chilensis
Polycaon chilensis
Prionocyphon serricornis
Prionocyphon serricornis
Prolixocupes latreillei
Prolixocupes latreillei
Prostomis atkinsoni
Prostomis atkinsoni
Prostomis cornuta
Prostomis cornuta
Prostomis edithae
Prostomis edithae
Prostomis elburica
Prostomis elburica
Prostomis latoris
Prostomis latoris
Prostomis mandibularis
Prostomis mandibularis
Prostomis okinawaensis
Prostomis okinawaensis
Psammoecus triguttatus
Psammoecus triguttatus
Psilothrix viridicoerulea
Psilothrix viridicoerulea
Ptenidium laevigatum
Ptenidium laevigatum
Ptenidium punctatum
Ptenidium punctatum
Ptenidium pusillum
Ptenidium pusillum
Pteroloma forsstromii
Pteroloma forsstromii
Pteroloma nigromontanum
Pteroloma nigromontanum
Pteroloma rufovittatum
Pteroloma rufovittatum
Ptilinus pectinicornis
Ptilinus pectinicornis
Ptilodactyla amamioshimana
Ptilodactyla amamioshimana
Ptilodactyla cruciata
Ptilodactyla cruciata
Ptilodactyla exotica
Ptilodactyla exotica
Ptilodactyla ishigakiana
Ptilodactyla ishigakiana
Ptilodactyla maculata
Ptilodactyla maculata
Ptilodactyla rufa
Ptilodactyla rufa
Ptilodactyla rufipennis
Ptilodactyla rufipennis
Ptilodactyla vittata
Ptilodactyla vittata
Ptilophorus dufouri
Ptilophorus dufouri
Ptilophorus pruinosus
Ptilophorus pruinosus
Ptinella acaciae
Ptinella acaciae
Ptinella bitumida
Ptinella bitumida
Ptinella cavelli
Ptinella cavelli
Ptinella ferruginea
Ptinella ferruginea
Ptinella taylorae
Ptinella taylorae
Ptinomorphus imperialis
Ptinomorphus imperialis
Ptinus rufipes
Ptinus rufipes
Pytho abieticola
Pytho abieticola
Pytho depressus
Pytho depressus
Pytho kolwensis
Pytho kolwensis
Rastrogenius ambrosiaphilus
Rastrogenius ambrosiaphilus
Rhizophagus bipustulatus
Rhizophagus bipustulatus
Rhizophagus depressus
Rhizophagus depressus
Rhizophagus fenestralis
Rhizophagus fenestralis
Rhizophagus ferrugineus
Rhizophagus ferrugineus
Rhizophagus nitidulus
Rhizophagus nitidulus