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)
Alaephus gracilis
Alaephus gracilis
Alaephus macilentus
Alaephus macilentus
Alaephus pallidus
Alaephus pallidus
Alagoasa jacobiana
Alagoasa jacobiana
Alaudes californicus
Alaudes californicus
Alaudes coloradoensis
Alaudes coloradoensis
Alaudes moenkopii
Alaudes moenkopii
Alaudes setigerus
Alaudes setigerus
Alaudes singularis
Alaudes singularis
Alaus patricius
Alaus patricius
Alcidion umbraticum
Alcidion umbraticum
Alder Bark Beetle
Alniphagus aspericollis
Alder Flea Beetle
Altica ambiens
Alder Gall Buprestid
Eupristocerus cogitans
Aleochara bimaculata
Aleochara bimaculata
Aleochara castaneipennis
Aleochara castaneipennis
Aleochara curtula
Aleochara curtula
Aleochara daviesi
Aleochara daviesi
Aleochara fumata
Aleochara fumata
Aleochara gracilicornis
Aleochara gracilicornis
Aleochara lacertina
Aleochara lacertina
Aleochara littoralis
Aleochara littoralis
Aleochara lucifuga
Aleochara lucifuga
Aleochara pacifica
Aleochara pacifica
Aleochara rubripes
Aleochara rubripes
Aleochara sculptiventris
Aleochara sculptiventris
Aleochara speculicollis
Aleochara speculicollis
Aleochara sulcicollis
Aleochara sulcicollis
Aleochara thoracica
Aleochara thoracica
Aleochara tristis
Aleochara tristis
Aleodorus bilobatus
Aleodorus bilobatus
Aleodorus intricatus
Aleodorus intricatus
Aleodorus scutellaris
Aleodorus scutellaris
Alfalfa Snout Beetle
Otiorhynchus ligustici
Alfalfa Weevil
Sitona lineellus
Alloblackburneus aegrotus
Alloblackburneus aegrotus
Alloblackburneus cynomysi
Alloblackburneus cynomysi
Alloblackburneus geomysi
Alloblackburneus geomysi
Alloblackburneus lentus
Alloblackburneus lentus
Alloblackburneus rubeolus
Alloblackburneus rubeolus
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus
Allobrox stephani
Allobrox stephani
Allopoda californica
Allopoda californica
Allopoda dentipes 0
Allopoda dentipes
Allopoda lutea
Allopoda lutea
Allopogonia villosus
Allopogonia villosus
Allosirocalus angulatus
Allosirocalus angulatus
Allosirocalus disturbatus
Allosirocalus disturbatus
Allosirocalus obliquus
Allosirocalus obliquus
Allotrimium excavatum
Allotrimium excavatum
Alnus Ambrosia Beetle
Xylosandrus germanus
Alocentron attenuatum
Alocentron attenuatum
Alocentron relictum 0
Alocentron relictum
Alocentron solutum 0
Alocentron solutum
Aloconota neocambrica
Aloconota neocambrica
Aloconota sulcifrons
Aloconota sulcifrons
Alosternida chalybea
Alosternida chalybea
Alpine Tiger Beetle
Cicindela plutonica
Althaeus hibisci
Althaeus hibisci
Altica betulae
Altica betulae
Altica bimarginata
Altica bimarginata
Altica caurina
Altica caurina
Altica gloriosa
Altica gloriosa
Altica guatemalensis
Altica guatemalensis
Altica kalmiae
Altica kalmiae
Altica knabii
Altica knabii
Altica litigata
Altica litigata
Altica pedipallida
Altica pedipallida
Altica rosae
Altica rosae
Altica subplicata
Altica subplicata
Amalorrhynchus melanarius
Amalorrhynchus melanarius
Amalus scortillum
Amalus scortillum
Amannus pectoralis
Amannus pectoralis
Amara angustata
Amara angustata
Amara angustatoides
Amara angustatoides
Amara apachensis
Amara apachensis
Amara aulica
Amara aulica
Amara aurata
Amara aurata
Amara basillaris 0
Amara basillaris
Amara blanchardi
Amara blanchardi
Amara bokori
Amara bokori
Amara browni
Amara browni
Amara brunnea
Amara brunnea
Amara californica
Amara californica
Amara chalcea
Amara chalcea
Amara colvillensis
Amara colvillensis
Amara conflata
Amara conflata
Amara confusa
Amara confusa
Amara convexa
Amara convexa
Amara deparca
Amara deparca
Amara discors
Amara discors
Amara ellipsis
Amara ellipsis
Amara emancipata
Amara emancipata
Amara erratica
Amara erratica
Amara exarata
Amara exarata
Amara exlineae 0
Amara exlineae
Amara farcta
Amara farcta
Amara flebilis
Amara flebilis
Amara fortis 0
Amara fortis
Amara fulva
Amara fulva