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)
Chrysolina schaefferi
Chrysolina schaefferi
Chrysolina septentrionalis
Chrysolina septentrionalis
Chrysolina subsulcata
Chrysolina subsulcata
Chrysomela aeneicollis
Chrysomela aeneicollis
Chrysomela confluens
Chrysomela confluens
Chrysomela knabi
Chrysomela knabi
Chrysomela laurentia
Chrysomela laurentia
Chrysomela lineatopunctata
Chrysomela lineatopunctata
Chrysomela schaefferi
Chrysomela schaefferi
Chrysomela semota
Chrysomela semota
Chrysomela sonorae
Chrysomela sonorae
Chrysophana conicola
Chrysophana conicola
Chrysophana placida
Chrysophana placida
Cibdelis bachei
Cibdelis bachei
Cibdelis blaschkei
Cibdelis blaschkei
Cibdelis ventricosa
Cibdelis ventricosa
Cicindela timbisha
Cicindela timbisha
Cicindelidia laetipennis
Cicindelidia laetipennis
Ciervo Aegialian Scarab
Aegialia concinna
Cilea silphoides
Cilea silphoides
Cimberis bihirsuta
Cimberis bihirsuta
Cimberis compta
Cimberis compta
Cimberis decipiens
Cimberis decipiens
Cimberis elongata
Cimberis elongata
Cimberis pallipennis
Cimberis pallipennis
Cimberis pilosa
Cimberis pilosa
Cimberis turbans
Cimberis turbans
Cimbocera buchanani
Cimbocera buchanani
Cimbocera conspersa
Cimbocera conspersa
Cimbocera pauper
Cimbocera pauper
Cimbocera petersoni
Cimbocera petersoni
Cinacanthus coquilletti
Cinacanthus coquilletti
Cinacanthus crenicollis
Cinacanthus crenicollis
Cinacanthus hirsutus
Cinacanthus hirsutus
Cinacanthus militaris
Cinacanthus militaris
Cinacanthus ulkei
Cinacanthus ulkei
Cionomimus insolens
Cionomimus insolens
Cionopsis lineola
Cionopsis lineola
Cionopsis maculata
Cionopsis maculata
Cionus scrophulariae
Cionus scrophulariae
Cis americanus
Cis americanus
Cis castlei 0
Cis castlei
Cis chinensis
Cis chinensis
Cis congestus 0
Cis congestus
Cis creberrimus
Cis creberrimus
Cis fuscipes
Cis fuscipes
Cis hirsutus
Cis hirsutus
Cis levettei
Cis levettei
Cis miles
Cis miles
Cis quadridentatus
Cis quadridentatus
Cis rotundulus
Cis rotundulus
Cis stereophilus 0
Cis stereophilus
Cis subfuscus
Cis subfuscus
Cis submicans
Cis submicans
Cis ursulinus
Cis ursulinus
Cis versicolor
Cis versicolor
Cis vitulus
Cis vitulus
Clambus armadillo
Clambus armadillo
Clambus formosanus
Clambus formosanus
Clambus howdeni
Clambus howdeni
Clambus pubescens
Clambus pubescens
Clambus vulneratus
Clambus vulneratus
Clamoris americana
Clamoris americana
Clarkhydrus corvinus
Clarkhydrus corvinus
Clarkhydrus decemsignatus
Clarkhydrus decemsignatus
Clarkhydrus deceptus
Clarkhydrus deceptus
Clarkhydrus eximius
Clarkhydrus eximius
Clarkhydrus roffii
Clarkhydrus roffii
Clavilispinus exiguus
Clavilispinus exiguus
Clavilispinus rufescens
Clavilispinus rufescens
Clay-colored Billbug
Sphenophorus dicolor
Clay-coloured Billbug
Sphenophorus aequalis
Clematis Blister Beetle
Epicauta cinerea
Clemnius acaroides
Clemnius acaroides
Clemnius farctus 0
Clemnius farctus
Clemnius laccophilinus
Clemnius laccophilinus
Clemnius sylvanus
Clemnius sylvanus
Cleptelmis addenda
Cleptelmis addenda
Click Beetle
Athous cucullatus
Clinidium apertum
Clinidium apertum
Clinidium baldufi
Clinidium baldufi
Clinidium calcaratum
Clinidium calcaratum
Clinidium rosenbergi
Clinidium rosenbergi
Clinidium sculptile
Clinidium sculptile
Clinidium valentinei
Clinidium valentinei
Clivina alabama
Clivina alabama
Clivina americana
Clivina americana
Clivina dentipes
Clivina dentipes
Clivina oregona
Clivina oregona
Clivina punctigera
Clivina punctigera
Clivina punctulata
Clivina punctulata
Clivina rubicunda
Clivina rubicunda
Clivina rufa
Clivina rufa
Clivina sasajii
Clivina sasajii
Clover Leaf Weevil
Donus zoilus
Clover Root Borer
Hylastinus obscurus
Clover Root Weevil
Sitona obsoletus
Clypastraea biguttata
Clypastraea biguttata
Clypastraea fasciata
Clypastraea fasciata
Clypastraea lepida
Clypastraea lepida