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)
Atractelmis wawona
Atractelmis wawona
Atractomerus punctipennis
Atractomerus punctipennis
Atranus pubescens
Atranus pubescens
Atrecus americanus
Atrecus americanus
Atrecus macrocephalus
Atrecus macrocephalus
Atrecus newtoni
Atrecus newtoni
Atrichonotus taeniatulus
Atrichonotus taeniatulus
Atrypanius irrorellus
Atrypanius irrorellus
Attagenus bicolor
Attagenus bicolor
Attagenus lobatus
Attagenus lobatus
Attagenus rufipennis
Attagenus rufipennis
Attagenus schaefferi
Attagenus schaefferi
Attagenus smirnovi
Attagenus smirnovi
Attalus cf-cinctus
Attalus cf-cinctus
Attalus cinctus
Attalus cinctus
Attalus circumscriptus
Attalus circumscriptus
Attalus frosti
Attalus frosti
Attalus granularis
Attalus granularis
Attalus morulus
Attalus morulus
Attalus oregonensis
Attalus oregonensis
Attalus rufiventris
Attalus rufiventris
Attalus serraticornis
Attalus serraticornis
Attalus trimaculatus
Attalus trimaculatus
Attalus tucsonensis
Attalus tucsonensis
Attalus zebraicus
Attalus zebraicus
Attalusinus mexicanus
Attalusinus mexicanus
Audouin's Night-stalking Tiger Beetle
Omus audouini
Augyles compactus
Augyles compactus
Aulacothorax recticollis
Aulacothorax recticollis
Auletobius humeralis
Auletobius humeralis
Auletobius nasalis
Auletobius nasalis
Auletobius sanguisorbae
Auletobius sanguisorbae
Auleutes asper
Auleutes asper
Auleutes ater
Auleutes ater
Auleutes donaldi
Auleutes donaldi
Auleutes epilobii
Auleutes epilobii
Auleutes subfasciatus
Auleutes subfasciatus
Auleutes tenuipes
Auleutes tenuipes
Auleutes tuberculatus
Auleutes tuberculatus
Aulicus antennatus
Aulicus antennatus
Aulicus apachei
Aulicus apachei
Aulicus dentipes
Aulicus dentipes
Aulicus edwardsii
Aulicus edwardsii
Aulicus femoralis
Aulicus femoralis
Aulicus monticola
Aulicus monticola
Aulobaris anthracina
Aulobaris anthracina
Aulobaris dux
Aulobaris dux
Aulobaris naso
Aulobaris naso
Aulonium ferrugineum
Aulonium ferrugineum
Aulonium longum
Aulonium longum
Aulonium tuberculatum
Aulonium tuberculatum
Aulonothroscus constrictor
Aulonothroscus constrictor
Aulonothroscus convergens
Aulonothroscus convergens
Aulonothroscus distans
Aulonothroscus distans
Aulonothroscus punctatus
Aulonothroscus punctatus
Aulonothroscus validus
Aulonothroscus validus
Australaphodius frenchi
Australaphodius frenchi
Australian Pine Borer
Chrysobothris tranquebarica
Autalia puncticollis
Autalia puncticollis
Autalia rivularis
Autalia rivularis
Avocado Weevil
Heilipus squamosus
Axinopalpus biplagiatus
Axinopalpus biplagiatus
Axinopalpus denticulatus
Axinopalpus denticulatus
Axinopalpus illectus
Axinopalpus illectus
Axinopalpus pratti
Axinopalpus pratti
Axinopalpus vittatus
Axinopalpus vittatus
Aztecarpalus schaefferi
Aztecarpalus schaefferi
Bacanius (Gomyister) acuminatus
Bacanius acuminatus
Bacanius globulinus
Bacanius globulinus
Bacanius hatchi
Bacanius hatchi
Bacanius punctiformis
Bacanius punctiformis
Bacanius tantillus
Bacanius tantillus
Baconia aeneomicans
Baconia aeneomicans
Baconia venusta
Baconia venusta
Bactridium californicum
Bactridium californicum
Bactrocerus concolor
Bactrocerus concolor
Badister ferrugineus
Badister ferrugineus
Badister grandiceps
Badister grandiceps
Badister micans
Badister micans
Badister notatus
Badister notatus
Badister obtusus
Badister obtusus
Badister parviceps
Badister parviceps
Badister pulchellus 0
Badister pulchellus
Badlands Tiger Beetle
Cicindela decemnotata
Baeocera deflexa
Baeocera deflexa
Baeocera falsata
Baeocera falsata
Baeocera pallida
Baeocera pallida
Bagous affinis 0
Bagous affinis
Bagous bituberosus
Bagous bituberosus
Bagous blanchardi 0
Bagous blanchardi
Bagous buchanani
Bagous buchanani
Bagous californicus
Bagous californicus
Bagous cavifrons
Bagous cavifrons
Bagous floridanus 0
Bagous floridanus
Bagous hydrillae 0
Bagous hydrillae
Bagous lunatoides
Bagous lunatoides
Bagous magister
Bagous magister
Bagous mamillatus
Bagous mamillatus
Bagous nebulosus
Bagous nebulosus
Bagous obliquus
Bagous obliquus