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)
Cremastocheilus crinitus
Cremastocheilus crinitus
Cremastocheilus depressus
Cremastocheilus depressus
Cremastocheilus harrisii
Cremastocheilus harrisii
Cremastocheilus hirsutus
Cremastocheilus hirsutus
Cremastocheilus knochii
Cremastocheilus knochii
Cremastocheilus lengi
Cremastocheilus lengi
Cremastocheilus maritimus
Cremastocheilus maritimus
Cremastocheilus mexicanus
Cremastocheilus mexicanus
Cremastocheilus nitens
Cremastocheilus nitens
Cremastocheilus opaculus
Cremastocheilus opaculus
Cremastocheilus planatus
Cremastocheilus planatus
Cremastocheilus puncticollis 0
Cremastocheilus puncticollis
Cremastocheilus quadratus
Cremastocheilus quadratus
Cremastocheilus quadricollis
Cremastocheilus quadricollis
Cremastocheilus retractus
Cremastocheilus retractus
Cremastocheilus saucius
Cremastocheilus saucius
Cremastocheilus schaumii
Cremastocheilus schaumii
Cremastocheilus spinifer
Cremastocheilus spinifer
Cremastocheilus squamulosus
Cremastocheilus squamulosus
Cremastocheilus wheeleri
Cremastocheilus wheeleri
Crenitis maculifrons
Crenitis maculifrons
Crenitulus suturalis
Crenitulus suturalis
Crepidodera aereola
Crepidodera aereola
Crepidodera bella
Crepidodera bella
Crepidodera heikertingeri
Crepidodera heikertingeri
Crepidodera longula
Crepidodera longula
Crepidodera populivora
Crepidodera populivora
Crepidodera solita
Crepidodera solita
Crepidodera violacea
Crepidodera violacea
Crimson Saltflat Tiger Beetle
Cicindela fulgida
Crinodessus amyae
Crinodessus amyae
Crocidema arizonica
Crocidema arizonica
Crocidema californica
Crocidema californica
Crocidema planifrons
Crocidema planifrons
Crossidius ater
Crossidius ater
Crossidius coralinus
Crossidius coralinus
Crossidius grahami
Crossidius grahami
Crossidius hirtipes
Crossidius hirtipes
Crossidius humeralis
Crossidius humeralis
Crossidius hurdi
Crossidius hurdi
Crossidius militaris
Crossidius militaris
Crossidius mojavensis
Crossidius mojavensis
Crossidius pulchellus
Crossidius pulchellus
Crossidius punctatus
Crossidius punctatus
Crossidius suturalis
Crossidius suturalis
Crossidius testaceus
Crossidius testaceus
Crostis boreas
Crostis boreas
Crusted Root Weevil
Romualdius scaber
Cryphalus pubescens
Cryphalus pubescens
Cryphalus striatulus
Cryphalus striatulus
Cryptadius inflatus
Cryptadius inflatus
Cryptarcha ampla
Cryptarcha ampla
Cryptarcha glabra
Cryptarcha glabra
Cryptarcha strigatula
Cryptarcha strigatula
Cryptocarenus seriatus
Cryptocarenus seriatus
Cryptocephalus basalis
Cryptocephalus basalis
Cryptocephalus binominis
Cryptocephalus binominis
Cryptocephalus bivius
Cryptocephalus bivius
Cryptocephalus incertus
Cryptocephalus incertus
Cryptocephalus irroratus
Cryptocephalus irroratus
Cryptocephalus merus
Cryptocephalus merus
Cryptocephalus pinicolus
Cryptocephalus pinicolus
Cryptocephalus quercus
Cryptocephalus quercus
Cryptocephalus simulans
Cryptocephalus simulans
Cryptocephalus striatulus
Cryptocephalus striatulus
Cryptocephalus triundulatus
Cryptocephalus triundulatus
Cryptocephalus trizonatus
Cryptocephalus trizonatus
Cryptoglossa infausta
Cryptoglossa infausta
Cryptoglossa muricata
Cryptoglossa muricata
Cryptoglossa seriata 0
Cryptoglossa seriata
Cryptoglossa spiculifera
Cryptoglossa spiculifera
Cryptoglossa variolosa
Cryptoglossa variolosa
Cryptolepidus cazieri
Cryptolepidus cazieri
Cryptolepidus leechi
Cryptolepidus leechi
Cryptolestes cornutus
Cryptolestes cornutus
Cryptolestes punctatus
Cryptolestes punctatus
Cryptophagus bidentatus
Cryptophagus bidentatus
Cryptophagus bussi
Cryptophagus bussi
Cryptophagus cf-histricus
Cryptophagus cf-histricus
Cryptophagus cf-setulosus
Cryptophagus cf-setulosus
Cryptophagus corticinus
Cryptophagus corticinus
Cryptophagus croeceus
Cryptophagus croeceus
Cryptophagus difficilis
Cryptophagus difficilis
Cryptophagus discedens
Cryptophagus discedens
Cryptophagus fallax 0
Cryptophagus fallax
Cryptophagus hebes
Cryptophagus hebes
Cryptophagus lapponicus
Cryptophagus lapponicus
Cryptophagus latens
Cryptophagus latens
Cryptophagus laticollis
Cryptophagus laticollis
Cryptophagus magdalenamontanus
Cryptophagus magdalenamontanus
Cryptophagus pilosus
Cryptophagus pilosus
Cryptophagus pseudodentatus
Cryptophagus pseudodentatus
Cryptophagus punctipennis
Cryptophagus punctipennis
Cryptophagus saginatus
Cryptophagus saginatus
Cryptophagus setulosus
Cryptophagus setulosus
Cryptophagus stromus
Cryptophagus stromus
Cryptophagus subfumatus 0
Cryptophagus subfumatus
Cryptophagus tuberculosus
Cryptophagus tuberculosus
Cryptophagus valens
Cryptophagus valens
Cryptophilus angustus
Cryptophilus angustus