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)
Dubiraphia harleyi
Dubiraphia harleyi
Dubiraphia minima
Dubiraphia minima
Dubiraphia quadrinotata
Dubiraphia quadrinotata
Dubiraphia vittata
Dubiraphia vittata
Duboisius arizonensis
Duboisius arizonensis
Duboisius barri
Duboisius barri
Dusky Sap Beetle
Caplothorax lugubris
Dyscharachthis amplicollis
Dyscharachthis amplicollis
Dyschirius affinis
Dyschirius affinis
Dyschirius analis
Dyschirius analis
Dyschirius campicola
Dyschirius campicola
Dyschirius criddlei 0
Dyschirius criddlei
Dyschirius curvispinus 0
Dyschirius curvispinus
Dyschirius dejeanii
Dyschirius dejeanii
Dyschirius erythrocerus
Dyschirius erythrocerus
Dyschirius globosus
Dyschirius globosus
Dyschirius haemorrhoidalis
Dyschirius haemorrhoidalis
Dyschirius hiemalis
Dyschirius hiemalis
Dyschirius interior
Dyschirius interior
Dyschirius larochellei
Dyschirius larochellei
Dyschirius montanus
Dyschirius montanus
Dyschirius pacificus
Dyschirius pacificus
Dyschirius pallipennis
Dyschirius pallipennis
Dyschirius pilosus
Dyschirius pilosus
Dyschirius planatus 0
Dyschirius planatus
Dyschirius pumilus
Dyschirius pumilus
Dyschirius salivagans
Dyschirius salivagans
Dyschirius sellatus
Dyschirius sellatus
Dyschirius setosus 0
Dyschirius setosus
Dyschirius sphaericollis
Dyschirius sphaericollis
Dyschirius sublaevis
Dyschirius sublaevis
Dyschirius tenuispinus 0
Dyschirius tenuispinus
Dyschirius tridentatus 0
Dyschirius tridentatus
Dyschirius truncatus 0
Dyschirius truncatus
Dyscinetus picipes
Dyscinetus picipes
Dyslobus alternatus
Dyslobus alternatus
Dyslobus decoratus
Dyslobus decoratus
Dyslobus granicollis
Dyslobus granicollis
Dyslobus lecontei
Dyslobus lecontei
Dyslobus tumidus
Dyslobus tumidus
Dyslobus ursinus
Dyslobus ursinus
Dyslobus verrucifer
Dyslobus verrucifer
Dysmerus basalis
Dysmerus basalis
Dystaxia elegans
Dystaxia elegans
Dystaxia murrayi
Dystaxia murrayi
Dysticheus insignis
Dysticheus insignis
Dytiscus carolinus
Dytiscus carolinus
Dytiscus dauricus
Dytiscus dauricus
Dytiscus habilis
Dytiscus habilis
Dytiscus hatchi
Dytiscus hatchi
Dytiscus hybridus
Dytiscus hybridus
Dytoscotes pacificus
Dytoscotes pacificus
Eanus albertanus
Eanus albertanus
Eanus costalis
Eanus costalis
Eanus decoratus
Eanus decoratus
Eanus estriatus
Eanus estriatus
Eanus granicollis
Eanus granicollis
Eanus maculipennis
Eanus maculipennis
Eanus striatipennis
Eanus striatipennis
Earota dentata
Earota dentata
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
Eastern Field Wireworm
Limonius agonus
Eastern Five-Spined Engraver
Ips grandicollis
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Dynastes tityus
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Eastern Ironclad Beetle
Phellopsis obcordata
Eastern Larch Beetle
Dendroctonus simplex
Eastern Pine Weevil
Pissodes nemorensis
Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Poecilonota cyanipes
Eastern Snail Eater
Scaphinotus elevatus
Eastern Spider Beetle
Ptinus raptor
Eastern Wood Weevil
Hexarthrum ulkei
Eastern larch borer
Tetropium cinnamopterum
Eblisia carolina
Eblisia carolina
Eblisia nigra
Eblisia nigra
Eburia distincta
Eburia distincta
Eburia linsleyi
Eburia linsleyi
Eburia stigma
Eburia stigma
Ecitonidia wheeleri
Ecitonidia wheeleri
Ecitoxenidia alabamae
Ecitoxenidia alabamae
Ecitoxenidia brevicornis
Ecitoxenidia brevicornis
Ectopria leechi
Ectopria leechi
Ectopria nervosa
Ectopria nervosa
Ecyrus arcuatus
Ecyrus arcuatus
Edaphus nitidus
Edaphus nitidus
Edrotes arens
Edrotes arens
Ega sallei
Ega sallei
Eggplant Flea Beetle
Epitrix fuscula
Egius platycephalus
Egius platycephalus
Eidophelus jalapae
Eidophelus jalapae
Eidoreus politus
Eidoreus politus
Eight-spotted Flea Beetle
Omophoita cyanipennis
Eisonyx opaca 0
Eisonyx opaca
Elacatis immaculatus
Elacatis immaculatus
Elacatis larsoni
Elacatis larsoni
Elacatis umbrosus
Elacatis umbrosus
Elaeidobius subvittatus 0
Elaeidobius subvittatus
Elaphidion clavis
Elaphidion clavis
Elaphidion irroratum
Elaphidion irroratum
Elaphidion tectum
Elaphidion tectum
Elaphrus americanus
Elaphrus americanus