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)
Cyclotrachelus brevoorti
Cyclotrachelus brevoorti
Cyclotrachelus dejeanellus
Cyclotrachelus dejeanellus
Cyclotrachelus faber
Cyclotrachelus faber
Cyclotrachelus freitagi
Cyclotrachelus freitagi
Cyclotrachelus fucatus
Cyclotrachelus fucatus
Cyclotrachelus furtivus
Cyclotrachelus furtivus
Cyclotrachelus gravidus
Cyclotrachelus gravidus
Cyclotrachelus hernandensis
Cyclotrachelus hernandensis
Cyclotrachelus heros
Cyclotrachelus heros
Cyclotrachelus laevipennis
Cyclotrachelus laevipennis
Cyclotrachelus levifaber 0
Cyclotrachelus levifaber
Cyclotrachelus nonnitens
Cyclotrachelus nonnitens
Cyclotrachelus ovulum
Cyclotrachelus ovulum
Cyclotrachelus sallei
Cyclotrachelus sallei
Cyclotrachelus sigillatus
Cyclotrachelus sigillatus
Cyclotrachelus spoliatus
Cyclotrachelus spoliatus
Cyclotrachelus torvus
Cyclotrachelus torvus
Cyclotrachelus unicolor
Cyclotrachelus unicolor
Cyclotrachelus whitcombi
Cyclotrachelus whitcombi
Cylindrarctus crinifer
Cylindrarctus crinifer
Cylindrarctus longipalpis
Cylindrarctus longipalpis
Cylindridia prolixa
Cylindridia prolixa
Cylindrocopturus binotatus
Cylindrocopturus binotatus
Cylindrocopturus cretaceus
Cylindrocopturus cretaceus
Cylindrocopturus dehiscens
Cylindrocopturus dehiscens
Cylindrocopturus deleoni
Cylindrocopturus deleoni
Cylindrocopturus furnissi
Cylindrocopturus furnissi
Cylindrocopturus longulus
Cylindrocopturus longulus
Cylindrocopturus longulus-group-possibly-unnamed
Cylindrocopturus longulus-group-possibly-unnamed
Cylindrocopturus mammillatus
Cylindrocopturus mammillatus
Cylindrocopturus mediinotus
Cylindrocopturus mediinotus
Cylindrocopturus munitus
Cylindrocopturus munitus
Cylindrocopturus nanulus
Cylindrocopturus nanulus
Cylindrocopturus nubilatus
Cylindrocopturus nubilatus
Cylindrocopturus operculatus
Cylindrocopturus operculatus
Cylindrocopturus quercus
Cylindrocopturus quercus
Cylindrocopturus tetralobus
Cylindrocopturus tetralobus
Cylindrocopturus undescribed-nr-princeps
Cylindrocopturus undescribed-nr-princeps
Cylindronotum aeneum
Cylindronotum aeneum
Cylindroselloides dybasi
Cylindroselloides dybasi
Cyllodes biplagiatus
Cyllodes biplagiatus
Cylloepus abnormis
Cylloepus abnormis
Cylloepus parkeri
Cylloepus parkeri
Cymatodera aegra-complex
Cymatodera aegra-complex
Cymatodera angustata
Cymatodera angustata
Cymatodera antennata
Cymatodera antennata
Cymatodera balteata
Cymatodera balteata
Cymatodera bicolor
Cymatodera bicolor
Cymatodera brevicollis
Cymatodera brevicollis
Cymatodera californica
Cymatodera californica
Cymatodera decipiens
Cymatodera decipiens
Cymatodera delicatula
Cymatodera delicatula
Cymatodera dietrichi
Cymatodera dietrichi
Cymatodera flavosignata
Cymatodera flavosignata
Cymatodera fuchsii
Cymatodera fuchsii
Cymatodera fuscula
Cymatodera fuscula
Cymatodera horni
Cymatodera horni
Cymatodera hurdi
Cymatodera hurdi
Cymatodera laevicollis
Cymatodera laevicollis
Cymatodera latefascia
Cymatodera latefascia
Cymatodera pubescens
Cymatodera pubescens
Cymatodera punctata
Cymatodera punctata
Cymatodera puncticollis
Cymatodera puncticollis
Cymatodera schwarzi
Cymatodera schwarzi
Cymatodera scitula
Cymatodera scitula
Cymatodera tricolor
Cymatodera tricolor
Cymatodera usta 0
Cymatodera usta
Cymatodera vandykei
Cymatodera vandykei
Cymatodera vulgivaga
Cymatodera vulgivaga
Cymatodera xavierae
Cymatodera xavierae
Cymatoderella patagoniae
Cymatoderella patagoniae
Cymbiodyta acuminata
Cymbiodyta acuminata
Cymbiodyta bifida
Cymbiodyta bifida
Cymbiodyta dorsalis
Cymbiodyta dorsalis
Cymbiodyta fraterculus
Cymbiodyta fraterculus
Cymbiodyta minima
Cymbiodyta minima
Cymbiodyta pacifica
Cymbiodyta pacifica
Cymbiodyta rotunda
Cymbiodyta rotunda
Cymindis americana
Cymindis americana
Cymindis apache
Cymindis apache
Cymindis arizonensis
Cymindis arizonensis
Cymindis californica 0
Cymindis californica
Cymindis cribricollis
Cymindis cribricollis
Cymindis elegans
Cymindis elegans
Cymindis evanescens
Cymindis evanescens
Cymindis laticollis-or-interior
Cymindis laticollis-or-interior
Cymindis neglecta
Cymindis neglecta
Cymindis pilosa
Cymindis pilosa
Cymindis planipennis
Cymindis planipennis
Cymindis punctigera
Cymindis punctigera
Cymindis rufostigma
Cymindis rufostigma
Cymindis seriata
Cymindis seriata
Cymindis unicolor
Cymindis unicolor
Cymindis uniseriata
Cymindis uniseriata
Cymindis yaqui
Cymindis yaqui
Cynaeus depressus
Cynaeus depressus
Cyparium concolor
Cyparium concolor
Cypherotylus californicus
Cypherotylus californicus
Cypress Bark Borer
Physocnemum andreae
Cypress Weevil
Eudociminus mannerheimii