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)
Acmaeodera flavopicta
Acmaeodera flavopicta
Acmaeodera griffithi
Acmaeodera griffithi
Acmaeodera hepburnii
Acmaeodera hepburnii
Acmaeodera idahoensis
Acmaeodera idahoensis
Acmaeodera inopinata
Acmaeodera inopinata
Acmaeodera jocosa
Acmaeodera jocosa
Acmaeodera knowltoni
Acmaeodera knowltoni
Acmaeodera labyrinthica
Acmaeodera labyrinthica
Acmaeodera ligulata
Acmaeodera ligulata
Acmaeodera linsleyi
Acmaeodera linsleyi
Acmaeodera lupinae
Acmaeodera lupinae
Acmaeodera marginenotata
Acmaeodera marginenotata
Acmaeodera mariposa
Acmaeodera mariposa
Acmaeodera miliaris
Acmaeodera miliaris
Acmaeodera mimicata
Acmaeodera mimicata
Acmaeodera mojavei
Acmaeodera mojavei
Acmaeodera natlovei
Acmaeodera natlovei
Acmaeodera navajo
Acmaeodera navajo
Acmaeodera nelsoni
Acmaeodera nelsoni
Acmaeodera neoneglecta
Acmaeodera neoneglecta
Acmaeodera nevadica
Acmaeodera nevadica
Acmaeodera nexa
Acmaeodera nexa
Acmaeodera obtusa
Acmaeodera obtusa
Acmaeodera opacula
Acmaeodera opacula
Acmaeodera panamintensis
Acmaeodera panamintensis
Acmaeodera parkeri
Acmaeodera parkeri
Acmaeodera perlanosa
Acmaeodera perlanosa
Acmaeodera pinalorum
Acmaeodera pinalorum
Acmaeodera plagiaticauda
Acmaeodera plagiaticauda
Acmaeodera pletura
Acmaeodera pletura
Acmaeodera prorsa
Acmaeodera prorsa
Acmaeodera pubiventris
Acmaeodera pubiventris
Acmaeodera pullata
Acmaeodera pullata
Acmaeodera quadriseriata
Acmaeodera quadriseriata
Acmaeodera quadrivittata
Acmaeodera quadrivittata
Acmaeodera quadrivittatoides
Acmaeodera quadrivittatoides
Acmaeodera recticolloides
Acmaeodera recticolloides
Acmaeodera resplendens
Acmaeodera resplendens
Acmaeodera retifera
Acmaeodera retifera
Acmaeodera robusta
Acmaeodera robusta
Acmaeodera rubrocuprea
Acmaeodera rubrocuprea
Acmaeodera rubronotata
Acmaeodera rubronotata
Acmaeodera sabinae
Acmaeodera sabinae
Acmaeodera scalaris
Acmaeodera scalaris
Acmaeodera serena
Acmaeodera serena
Acmaeodera simulata
Acmaeodera simulata
Acmaeodera sinuata
Acmaeodera sinuata
Acmaeodera starrae
Acmaeodera starrae
Acmaeodera tenebricosa
Acmaeodera tenebricosa
Acmaeodera texana
Acmaeodera texana
Acmaeodera vanduzeei
Acmaeodera vanduzeei
Acmaeodera vandykei
Acmaeodera vandykei
Acmaeodera verityi
Acmaeodera verityi
Acmaeodera vernalis
Acmaeodera vernalis
Acmaeodera vulturei
Acmaeodera vulturei
Acmaeodera wheeleri
Acmaeodera wheeleri
Acmaeodera wickenburgana
Acmaeodera wickenburgana
Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Acmaeoderoides confusus
Acmaeoderoides confusus
Acmaeoderoides distinctus
Acmaeoderoides distinctus
Acmaeoderoides humeralis
Acmaeoderoides humeralis
Acmaeoderoides knulli
Acmaeoderoides knulli
Acmaeoderoides rossi
Acmaeoderoides rossi
Acmaeoderoides stramineus
Acmaeoderoides stramineus
Type locality: CA, Imperial Co., 14 mi E Holtville
Acmaeoderoides verityi
Acmaeoderoides verityi
Acmaeoderopsis guttifera
Acmaeoderopsis guttifera
Acmaeoderopsis hassayampae
Acmaeoderopsis hassayampae
Acmaeoderopsis junki
Acmaeoderopsis junki
Acmaeoderopsis paravaripilis
Acmaeoderopsis paravaripilis
Acmaeoderopsis rockefelleri
Acmaeoderopsis rockefelleri
Acmaeoderopsis westcotti
Acmaeoderopsis westcotti
Acmaeops proteus
Acmaeops proteus
Acneus beeri
Acneus beeri
Acneus quadrimaculatus
Acneus quadrimaculatus
Acolobicus erichsoni
Acolobicus erichsoni
Acoma arizonica
Acoma arizonica
Acoma brunnea
Acoma brunnea
Acoma conjuncta
Acoma conjuncta
Acoma diminiata
Acoma diminiata
Acoma glabrata
Acoma glabrata
Acoma howdenorum
Acoma howdenorum
Acoma knulli
Acoma knulli
Acoma mixta
Acoma mixta
Aconobius densus
Aconobius densus
Acoptus suturalis
Acoptus suturalis
Acorn Weevil
Conotrachelus posticatus
Acritus arizonae
Acritus arizonae
Acritus discus
Acritus discus
Acritus exiguus
Acritus exiguus
Acritus nigricornis
Acritus nigricornis
Acrocyum sallaei
Acrocyum sallaei
Acromacer bombifrons
Acromacer bombifrons
Acrossus rubripennis
Acrossus rubripennis
Acrotrichis xanthocera
Acrotrichis xanthocera
Acruliopsis tumidula
Acruliopsis tumidula
Acteniceromorphus crestonensis
Acteniceromorphus crestonensis
Acteniceromorphus sagitticollis
Acteniceromorphus sagitticollis
Acteniceromorphus spinosus
Acteniceromorphus spinosus
Acteniceromorphus stricklandi 0
Acteniceromorphus stricklandi
Acteniceromorphus umbricola
Acteniceromorphus umbricola