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)
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Copelatus cubaensis
Copelatus cubaensis
Cophes oblongus
Cophes oblongus
Cophes obtentus
Cophes obtentus
Cophes texanus
Cophes texanus
Copidita quadrimaculata
Copidita quadrimaculata
Copper Chafer
Protaetia cuprea
Coppery Tiger Beetle
Ellipsoptera cuprascens
Copris arizonensis
Copris arizonensis
Copris fricator
Copris fricator
Copris inemarginatus
Copris inemarginatus
Copris lecontei
Copris lecontei
Copris macclevei
Copris macclevei
Coprophanaeus pluto
Coprophanaeus pluto
Identification: Key to adults: d'Olsoufieff (1924)
Coprophilus sexualis
Coprophilus sexualis
Coprophilus striatulus
Coprophilus striatulus
Coproporus pulchellus
Coproporus pulchellus
Coproporus ventriculus
Coproporus ventriculus
Coptoborus pseudotenuis
Coptoborus pseudotenuis
Coptoborus ricini
Coptoborus ricini
Coptodera brunnea
Coptodera brunnea
Coptodera nitidula
Coptodera nitidula
Coptodera picea
Coptodera picea
Coptotomus loticus
Coptotomus loticus
Copturus floridanus
Copturus floridanus
Coral Pink Sand Dune Tiger Beetle
Cicindela albissima
Cordylospasta opaca
Cordylospasta opaca
Cornsap Beetle
Carpophilus dimidiatus
Corthylus columbianus
Corthylus columbianus
Corthylus punctatissimus
Corthylus punctatissimus
Corticaria dentiventris
Corticaria dentiventris
Corticaria impressa
Corticaria impressa
Corticaria pubescens
Corticaria pubescens
Identification: earliest NA record: MA before 1855
Corticaria punctulata
Corticaria punctulata
Corticaria rubripes
Corticaria rubripes
Corticaria serrata
Corticaria serrata
Corticarina cavicollis
Corticarina cavicollis
Corticarina fuscula
Corticarina fuscula
Corticarina longipennis
Corticarina longipennis
Corticeus cavus
Corticeus cavus
Corticeus hatchi
Corticeus hatchi
Corticeus opaculus
Corticeus opaculus
Corticeus parallelus
Corticeus parallelus
Corticeus praetermissus
Corticeus praetermissus
Corticeus rosei
Corticeus rosei
Corticeus substriatus
Corticeus substriatus
Corticeus tenuis
Corticeus tenuis
Corticeus thoracicus
Corticeus thoracicus
Corticotomus caviceps
Corticotomus caviceps
Corticotomus cylindricus
Corticotomus cylindricus
Corticotomus depressus
Corticotomus depressus
Corticotomus parallelus
Corticotomus parallelus
Cortodera coniferae
Cortodera coniferae
Cortodera falsa
Cortodera falsa
Cortodera impunctata
Cortodera impunctata
Cortodera longicornis
Cortodera longicornis
Cortodera stolida
Cortodera stolida
Cortodera subpilosa
Cortodera subpilosa
Corymbitodes dorothyae 0
Corymbitodes dorothyae
Corymbitodes elongaticollis
Corymbitodes elongaticollis
Corymbitodes lobatus
Corymbitodes lobatus
Corymbitodes moerens
Corymbitodes moerens
Corymbitodes pygmaeus
Corymbitodes pygmaeus
Corymbitodes tarsalis
Corymbitodes tarsalis
Corymbitodes xanthomus
Corymbitodes xanthomus
Coryphium nigrum
Coryphium nigrum
Coscinocephalus cribrifrons
Coscinocephalus cribrifrons
Cosmopolitan Blue Bone Beetle
Necrobia violacea
Cossonus americanus
Cossonus americanus
Cossonus corticola
Cossonus corticola
Cossonus crenatus
Cossonus crenatus
Cossonus impressifrons
Cossonus impressifrons
Cossonus pacificus
Cossonus pacificus
Cossonus piniphilus
Cossonus piniphilus
Cossonus platalea
Cossonus platalea
Cossonus ponderosae
Cossonus ponderosae
Cossonus rufipennis
Cossonus rufipennis
Cossonus texanus
Cossonus texanus
Cotalpa consobrina
Cotalpa consobrina
Cotalpa flavida
Cotalpa flavida
Cotalpa subcribrata
Cotalpa subcribrata
Cotinis aliena
Cotinis aliena
Cotinis impia
Cotinis impia
Cottonwood Borer Beetle
Plectrodera scalator
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
Cottonwood Stag Beetle
Lucanus mazama
Cowpea Curculio
Chalcodermus aeneus
Coxelus longus
Coxelus longus
Coxelus serratus
Coxelus serratus
Coyote Bush Buprestid
Chrysobothris bacchari
Cranberry Weevil
Anthonomus musculus
Craniotus pubescens
Craniotus pubescens
Cratacanthus dubius
Cratacanthus dubius
Cregya quadrinotata
Cregya quadrinotata
Cremastocheilus angularis
Cremastocheilus angularis
Cremastocheilus armatus
Cremastocheilus armatus
Cremastocheilus beameri
Cremastocheilus beameri
Cremastocheilus canaliculatus
Cremastocheilus canaliculatus
Cremastocheilus castaneae
Cremastocheilus castaneae
Cremastocheilus constricticollis
Cremastocheilus constricticollis