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)
Collops subaeneus
Collops subaeneus
Collops tibialis
Collops tibialis
Colobopterus erraticus
Colobopterus erraticus
Colon (Striatocolon) thoracicum
Colon thoracicum
Colon aedeagosum
Colon aedeagosum
Colon asperatum
Colon asperatum
Colon bidentatum
Colon bidentatum
Colon dentatum
Colon dentatum
Colon forceps
Colon forceps
Colon hubbardi
Colon hubbardi
Colon longitorsum
Colon longitorsum
Colon magnicolle
Colon magnicolle
Colon megasetosum
Colon megasetosum
Colon oblongum
Colon oblongum
Colon schwarzi
Colon schwarzi
Colopterus maculatus
Colopterus maculatus
Colopterus posticus
Colopterus posticus
Colopterus semitectus
Colopterus semitectus
Colopterus testaceus
Colopterus testaceus
Colopterus unicolor
Colopterus unicolor
Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
Colposternus tenuilineatus
Colposternus tenuilineatus
Columbia River Tiger Beetle
Cicindela columbica
Colydium glabriculum
Colydium glabriculum
Colydium lineola
Colydium lineola
Colydium nigripenne
Colydium nigripenne
Colydium robustum
Colydium robustum
Colymbetes dolabratus
Colymbetes dolabratus
Colymbetes incognitus
Colymbetes incognitus
Colymbetes longulus
Colymbetes longulus
Colymbetes sculptilis
Colymbetes sculptilis
Common European Whirligig Beetle
Gyrinus substriatus
Conalia helva
Conalia helva
Condylops obrieni
Condylops obrieni
Confused Sap Beetle
Carpophilus mutilatus
Conibiosoma elongatum
Conibiosoma elongatum
Conibius gagates
Conibius gagates
Conibius opacus
Conibius opacus
Conibius rotundicollis
Conibius rotundicollis
Conibius seriatus
Conibius seriatus
Conibius uniformis
Conibius uniformis
Conifer Auger Beetle
Sinoxylon unidentatum
Conifer Lady Beetle
Scymnus coniferarum
Conifer Seedling Weevil
Steremnius carinatus
Coniontis lata
Coniontis lata
Coniontis ovalis
Coniontis ovalis
Conisattus rectus
Conisattus rectus
Connatichela artemisiae
Connatichela artemisiae
Conoecus ovipennis
Conoecus ovipennis
Cononotus bryanti
Cononotus bryanti
Cononotus substriatus
Cononotus substriatus
Conophthorus edulis
Conophthorus edulis
Conophthorus ponderosae
Conophthorus ponderosae
Conophthorus resinosae
Conophthorus resinosae
Conoplectus canaliculatus
Conoplectus canaliculatus
Conoplectus susae
Conoplectus susae
Conotelus fuscipennis
Conotelus fuscipennis
Conotelus stenoides
Conotelus stenoides
Conotrachelus adspersus
Conotrachelus adspersus
Conotrachelus albicinctus
Conotrachelus albicinctus
Conotrachelus arizonicus
Conotrachelus arizonicus
Conotrachelus asperatus
Conotrachelus asperatus
Conotrachelus belfragei
Conotrachelus belfragei
Conotrachelus biscaynensis 0
Conotrachelus biscaynensis
Conotrachelus buchanani
Conotrachelus buchanani
Conotrachelus cognatus
Conotrachelus cognatus
Conotrachelus compositus
Conotrachelus compositus
Conotrachelus crataegi
Conotrachelus crataegi
Conotrachelus echinatus
Conotrachelus echinatus
Conotrachelus elegans
Conotrachelus elegans
Conotrachelus erinaceus
Conotrachelus erinaceus
Conotrachelus fissunguis
Conotrachelus fissunguis
Conotrachelus floridanus
Conotrachelus floridanus
Conotrachelus geminatus
Conotrachelus geminatus
Conotrachelus hayesi
Conotrachelus hayesi
Conotrachelus hicoriae
Conotrachelus hicoriae
Conotrachelus integer
Conotrachelus integer
Conotrachelus invadens
Conotrachelus invadens
Conotrachelus iowensis
Conotrachelus iowensis
Conotrachelus lucanus
Conotrachelus lucanus
Conotrachelus maritimus 0
Conotrachelus maritimus
Conotrachelus naso
Conotrachelus naso
Conotrachelus nigromaculatus 0
Conotrachelus nigromaculatus
Conotrachelus nivosus
Conotrachelus nivosus
Conotrachelus obesus 0
Conotrachelus obesus
Conotrachelus pusillus
Conotrachelus pusillus
Conotrachelus retusus
Conotrachelus retusus
Conotrachelus seniculus
Conotrachelus seniculus
Conotrachelus serpentinus 0
Conotrachelus serpentinus
Conotrachelus setiferous
Conotrachelus setiferous
Conotrachelus similis
Conotrachelus similis
Conotrachelus tuberculicollis
Conotrachelus tuberculicollis
Conotrachelus tuberosus
Conotrachelus tuberosus
Consobrinous Lady Beetle
Scymnus consobrinus
Contacyphon americanus
Contacyphon americanus
Contacyphon modestus
Contacyphon modestus
Contacyphon neovariabilis
Contacyphon neovariabilis
Contacyphon obscurellus
Contacyphon obscurellus
Contacyphon pubescens
Contacyphon pubescens