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)
Bagous planatus
Bagous planatus
Bagous puritanus 0
Bagous puritanus
Bagous pusillus
Bagous pusillus
Bagous restrictus
Bagous restrictus
Bagous sellatus
Bagous sellatus
Bagous tanneri
Bagous tanneri
Bagous transversus
Bagous transversus
Bagous tuberosus
Bagous tuberosus
Bahiagrass borer
Derobrachus brevicollis
Baliosus californicus
Baliosus californicus
Ballucus barri
Ballucus barri
Ballucus obtusus
Ballucus obtusus
Balsam Bark Weevil
Pissodes striatulus
Balsam Fir Bark Beetle
Pityokteines sparsus
Baly's Earth Boring Beetle
Geotrupes balyi
Banded Alder Borer Beetle
Rosalia funebris
Banded Ash Borer Beetle
Neoclytus caprea
Banded Black Carpet Beetle
Attagenus fasciatus
Banded Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica balteata
Banded Elm Bark Beetle
Scolytus schevyrewi
Banded Hickory Borer
Knulliana cincta
Banded Longhorn Beetle
Typocerus velutinus
Banded Net-winged Beetle
Calopteron discrepens
Barilepis grisea
Barilepis grisea
Barilepton albescens
Barilepton albescens
Barilepton filiforme
Barilepton filiforme
Barilepton quadricolle
Barilepton quadricolle
Barinus cribricollis
Barinus cribricollis
Barinus curticollis
Barinus curticollis
Barinus linearis
Barinus linearis
Barinus lutescens
Barinus lutescens
Barinus suffusus
Barinus suffusus
Baris dilatata
Baris dilatata
Baris futilis
Baris futilis
Baris heterodoxa
Baris heterodoxa
Baris interstitialis
Baris interstitialis
Baris monticola
Baris monticola
Baris rubripes
Baris rubripes
Baris strenua
Baris strenua
Baris striata
Baris striata
Baris transversa
Baris transversa
Baris umbilicata
Baris umbilicata
Barrellus femoratus
Barrellus femoratus
Basket Beetle
Gracilia minuta
Bassareus areolatus
Bassareus areolatus
Bassareus croceipennis
Bassareus croceipennis
Bassareus formosus
Bassareus formosus
Bassareus mammifer
Bassareus mammifer
Batman Lady Beetle
Exochomus fasciatus
Batriasymmodes armiger
Batriasymmodes armiger
Batriasymmodes monstrosus
Batriasymmodes monstrosus
Batrisodes albionicus
Batrisodes albionicus
Batrisodes beyeri
Batrisodes beyeri
Batrisodes declivis
Batrisodes declivis
Batrisodes denticollis
Batrisodes denticollis
Batrisodes frontalis
Batrisodes frontalis
Batrisodes lineaticollis
Batrisodes lineaticollis
Batrisodes mendocino
Batrisodes mendocino
Batrisodes nigricans
Batrisodes nigricans
Batrisodes punctifrons
Batrisodes punctifrons
Batrisodes riparius
Batrisodes riparius
Batrisodes scabriceps
Batrisodes scabriceps
Batrisodes schmitti
Batrisodes schmitti
Batrisodes spretus
Batrisodes spretus
Batrisodes striatus
Batrisodes striatus
Batrisodes temporalis
Batrisodes temporalis
Batuliodes obesus
Batuliodes obesus
Batuliodes rotundicollis
Batuliodes rotundicollis
Batuliomorpha comata
Batuliomorpha comata
Batulius setosus
Batulius setosus
Baulius tenuis
Baulius tenuis
Bean Leaf Beetle
Cerotoma trifurcata
Bean Weevil
Acanthoscelides obtectus
Beaver Nest Beetle
Leptinillus validus
Beaver Parasite Beetle
Platypsyllus castoris
Beckerus appressus
Beckerus appressus
Beckerus barri
Beckerus barri
Bee-eating Beetle
Trichodes alvearius
Bee-eating Beetle
Trichodes apiarius
Bee-like Flower Scarab Beetle
Trichiotinus affinis
Beerellus taxodii
Beerellus taxodii
Beeria nematocera
Beeria nematocera
Beet Petiole Borer
Cosmobaris scolopacea
Belionota prasina
Belionota prasina
Belladonna barryi
Belladonna barryi
Beller's Ground Beetle
Agonum belleri
Belonuchus agilis
Belonuchus agilis
Belonuchus arizonicus 0
Belonuchus arizonicus
Belonuchus ephippiatus 0
Belonuchus ephippiatus
Belonuchus moquinus 0
Belonuchus moquinus
Belotus abdominalis
Belotus abdominalis
Belotus bicolor
Belotus bicolor
Bembidion actuosum
Bembidion actuosum
Bembidion aeneicolle
Bembidion aeneicolle
Bembidion aenulum
Bembidion aenulum
Bembidion affine
Bembidion affine
Bembidion alaskense
Bembidion alaskense
Bembidion altipaludis
Bembidion altipaludis
Bembidion ambiguum
Bembidion ambiguum
Bembidion amnicum
Bembidion amnicum