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)
Dinothenarus saphyrinus
Dinothenarus saphyrinus
Diomus liebecki
Diomus liebecki
Diomus pseudotaedatus
Diomus pseudotaedatus
Diomus xanthaspis
Diomus xanthaspis
Diphyllostoma fimbriatum
Diphyllostoma fimbriatum
Diphyllostoma nigricolle
Diphyllostoma nigricolle
Diphytaxis excavata
Diphytaxis excavata
Diplochaetus planatus
Diplochaetus planatus
Diplochaetus rutilus
Diplochaetus rutilus
Diplocheila assimilis
Diplocheila assimilis
Diplocheila major
Diplocheila major
Diplocheila obtusa
Diplocheila obtusa
Diplocheila oregona
Diplocheila oregona
Diplocheila striatopunctata
Diplocheila striatopunctata
Diplocoelus brunneus
Diplocoelus brunneus
Diplocoelus rudis
Diplocoelus rudis
Diplostethus carolinensis
Diplostethus carolinensis
Diplostethus texanus
Diplostethus texanus
Diplotaxis abnormis
Diplotaxis abnormis
Diplotaxis angularis 0
Diplotaxis angularis
Diplotaxis anxia 0
Diplotaxis anxia
Diplotaxis arizonica
Diplotaxis arizonica
Diplotaxis atlantis
Diplotaxis atlantis
Diplotaxis atratula
Diplotaxis atratula
Diplotaxis belfragei
Diplotaxis belfragei
Diplotaxis bidentata
Diplotaxis bidentata
Diplotaxis blanchardi
Diplotaxis blanchardi
Diplotaxis brachyptera
Diplotaxis brachyptera
Diplotaxis brevicollis
Diplotaxis brevicollis
Diplotaxis brevisetosa
Diplotaxis brevisetosa
Diplotaxis conformis 0
Diplotaxis conformis
Diplotaxis corbula
Diplotaxis corbula
Diplotaxis corvina
Diplotaxis corvina
Diplotaxis cribulosa
Diplotaxis cribulosa
Diplotaxis fimbriata
Diplotaxis fimbriata
Diplotaxis fissilabris
Diplotaxis fissilabris
Diplotaxis frondicola
Diplotaxis frondicola
Diplotaxis frontalis 0
Diplotaxis frontalis
Diplotaxis harperi
Diplotaxis harperi
Diplotaxis haydenii
Diplotaxis haydenii
Diplotaxis ingenua 0
Diplotaxis ingenua
Diplotaxis knausii
Diplotaxis knausii
Diplotaxis languida
Diplotaxis languida
Diplotaxis liberta
Diplotaxis liberta
Diplotaxis magna
Diplotaxis magna
Diplotaxis marginicollis
Diplotaxis marginicollis
Diplotaxis maura
Diplotaxis maura
Diplotaxis mentalis
Diplotaxis mentalis
Diplotaxis misella
Diplotaxis misella
Diplotaxis moerens
Diplotaxis moerens
Diplotaxis muricata
Diplotaxis muricata
Diplotaxis obscura
Diplotaxis obscura
Diplotaxis pacata
Diplotaxis pacata
Diplotaxis planidens
Diplotaxis planidens
Diplotaxis puberula
Diplotaxis puberula
Diplotaxis pumila
Diplotaxis pumila
Diplotaxis punctata 0
Diplotaxis punctata
Diplotaxis rudis
Diplotaxis rudis
Diplotaxis rufa
Diplotaxis rufa
Diplotaxis rufiola
Diplotaxis rufiola
Diplotaxis saylori
Diplotaxis saylori
Diplotaxis sierrae
Diplotaxis sierrae
Diplotaxis subangulata
Diplotaxis subangulata
Diplotaxis subcostata
Diplotaxis subcostata
Diplotaxis tarsalis
Diplotaxis tarsalis
Diplotaxis tenebrosa 0
Diplotaxis tenebrosa
Diplotaxis tristis
Diplotaxis tristis
Diplous aterrimus
Diplous aterrimus
Diplous filicornis
Diplous filicornis
Diplous rugicollis
Diplous rugicollis
Dipropus asper
Dipropus asper
Dipropus ferreus
Dipropus ferreus
Dipropus reinae 0
Dipropus reinae
Dipropus schwarzi
Dipropus schwarzi
Dipropus simplex
Dipropus simplex
Dipropus soleatus
Dipropus soleatus
Dipropus sonora
Dipropus sonora
Dipropus tequesta
Dipropus tequesta
Dipropus warneri 0
Dipropus warneri
Dipropus yaqui
Dipropus yaqui
Dirabius rectirostris
Dirabius rectirostris
Dirabius rotundicollis
Dirabius rotundicollis
Dircaea liturata
Dircaea liturata
Dirotognathus sordidus
Dirotognathus sordidus
Dirrhagofarsus brevis
Dirrhagofarsus brevis
Dirrhagofarsus ernae
Dirrhagofarsus ernae
Dirrhagofarsus lewisi
Dirrhagofarsus lewisi
Dirrhagofarsus modestus
Dirrhagofarsus modestus
Dirrhagofarsus unicolor
Dirrhagofarsus unicolor
Discoderus aequalis
Discoderus aequalis
Discoderus amoenus
Discoderus amoenus
Discoderus congruens
Discoderus congruens
Discoderus crassicollis
Discoderus crassicollis
Discoderus impotens
Discoderus impotens
Discoderus obsidianus
Discoderus obsidianus
Discoderus parallelus
Discoderus parallelus
Discoderus pinguis 0
Discoderus pinguis
Discodon abdominale
Discodon abdominale
Discodon bipunctatum
Discodon bipunctatum
Discodon flavomarginatum
Discodon flavomarginatum