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)
Acteniceromorphus volitans
Acteniceromorphus volitans
Acteniceromorphus vulneratus
Acteniceromorphus vulneratus
Actenobius pleuralis
Actenobius pleuralis
Actenodes arizonicus
Actenodes arizonicus
Actenodes auronotata
Actenodes auronotata
Actenodes calcaratus
Actenodes calcaratus
Actenodes davidi
Actenodes davidi
Actenodes mendax
Actenodes mendax
Actenodes mimicus
Actenodes mimicus
Actenodes simi
Actenodes simi
Actiastes desertorum
Actiastes desertorum
Actiastes foveicollis
Actiastes foveicollis
Actiastes fundatum
Actiastes fundatum
Actiastes globiferum
Actiastes globiferum
Actium barri
Actium barri
Actium bicolor
Actium bicolor
Actizona trifoveata
Actizona trifoveata
Acupalpus canadensis
Acupalpus canadensis
Acupalpus hydropicus
Acupalpus hydropicus
Acupalpus indistinctus
Acupalpus indistinctus
Acupalpus nanellus
Acupalpus nanellus
Acupalpus partiarius
Acupalpus partiarius
Acupalpus punctulatus
Acupalpus punctulatus
Acupalpus tener
Acupalpus tener
Acupalpus testaceus
Acupalpus testaceus
Acylomus ergoti
Acylomus ergoti
Acylomus pugetanus
Acylomus pugetanus
Acylophorus caseyi
Acylophorus caseyi
Acylophorus pratensis
Acylophorus pratensis
Acylophorus pronus
Acylophorus pronus
Adaleres flandersi
Adaleres flandersi
Adaleres humeralis
Adaleres humeralis
Adaleres ovipennis
Adaleres ovipennis
Adelina bifurcata
Adelina bifurcata
Adelina pallida
Adelina pallida
Adelina plana
Adelina plana
Adelonia sulcatula
Adelonia sulcatula
Adelothyreus barrae
Adelothyreus barrae
Adelothyreus dejeani
Adelothyreus dejeani
Adelothyreus downiei
Adelothyreus downiei
Aderus brunnipennis
Aderus brunnipennis
Aderus saginatus
Aderus saginatus
Adetaptera thomasi
Adetaptera thomasi
Adranes coecus
Adranes coecus
Adranes dietzii
Adranes dietzii
Adranes lecontei
Adranes lecontei
Adranes taylori
Adranes taylori
Aegialia arenaria
Aegialia arenaria
Aegialia blanchardi
Aegialia blanchardi
Aegialia cartwrighti
Aegialia cartwrighti
Aegialia conferta
Aegialia conferta
Aegialia convexa
Aegialia convexa
Aegialia crassa
Aegialia crassa
Aegialia crescenta
Aegialia crescenta
Aegialia lacustris
Aegialia lacustris
Aegialia latispina
Aegialia latispina
Aegialia opifex
Aegialia opifex
Aegialia punctata
Aegialia punctata
Aegialia spinosa
Aegialia spinosa
Aegialites californicus
Aegialites californicus
Aegialites debilis
Aegialites debilis
Aegialites subopacus
Aegialites subopacus
Aegomorphus arizonicus
Aegomorphus arizonicus
Aegomorphus circumflexus
Aegomorphus circumflexus
Aeletes (Acritinus) floridae
Aeletes floridae
Aeletes simplex
Aeletes simplex
Aenigmaticum californicum
Aenigmaticum californicum
Aeolus amabilis
Aeolus amabilis
Aeolus asper
Aeolus asper
Aeolus cribratus
Aeolus cribratus
Aeolus lepidus
Aeolus lepidus
Aeolus livens
Aeolus livens
Aeolus nigriventris 0
Aeolus nigriventris
Aeolus scutellatus
Aeolus scutellatus
Aeolus subornatus
Aeolus subornatus
Aeolus trilineatus
Aeolus trilineatus
Aethecerinus latecinctus
Aethecerinus latecinctus
Aethecerinus wilsonii
Aethecerinus wilsonii
African Red Log Beetle
Prostomis africana
African Reticulate Beetle
Tenomerga leucophaea
Afrogethes canadensis
Afrogethes canadensis
Afrogethes saevus
Afrogethes saevus
Agabinus glabrellus
Agabinus glabrellus
Agabinus sculpturellus
Agabinus sculpturellus
Agabus ajax
Agabus ajax
Agabus ambiguus
Agabus ambiguus
Agabus ancillus
Agabus ancillus
Agabus approximatus
Agabus approximatus
Agabus arcticus
Agabus arcticus
Agabus audeni
Agabus audeni
Agabus austinii
Agabus austinii
Agabus bicolor
Agabus bicolor
Agabus bifarius
Agabus bifarius
Agabus confinis
Agabus confinis
Agabus discolor
Agabus discolor
Agabus elongatus
Agabus elongatus
Agabus falli
Agabus falli
Agabus fuscipennis
Agabus fuscipennis
Agabus infuscatus
Agabus infuscatus
Agabus inscriptus
Agabus inscriptus