Polycestinae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Polycestinae
Tribus (13): Acmaeoderini – Astraeini – Bulini – Haplostethini – Paratrachydini – Perucolini – Polycestini – Polyctesini – Prospherini – Ptosimini – Thrincopygini – Tyndarini – Xyroscelini

Name

Polycestinae Lacordaire, 1857

References
Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 3 ed. I. Lobl, & A. Smetana, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 2006
ISBN 87-88757-59-5, p. 330

Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: known as "jewel beetles".

Tribes and Genera

The following genera are included:[1]
Acmaeoderini
Acmaeodera pilosella (Acmaeoderini)
Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Acmaeoderini)

Authority: Kerremans, 1893

subtribe Acmaeoderina Kerremans, 1893

Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1829
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 1955
Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke, 1942
Acmaeoderopsis Barr, 1974
Anambodera Barr, 1974
Atacamita Moore, 1985
Brachmaeodera Volkovitsh & Bellamy, 1992[2]
Cochinchinula Volkovitsh, 1984
Microacmaeodera Cobos, 1966
Squamodera Nelson, 1996
Thaichinula Volkovitsh, 2008
Xantheremia Volkovitsh, 1979

subtribe Odetteina Volkovitsh, 2001

Odettea Baudon, 1966

subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955

Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke, 1942
Nothomorpha Saunders, 1871
Nothomorphoides Holm, 1986
Paracmaeoderoides Bellamy & Westcott, 1996

Astraeini

Authority: Cobos, 1980

Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 1837

Bulini

Authority: Bellamy, 1995; a.k.a. Bulis genus group [tribal level] sensu Volkovitsh, 2001

Bulis Laporte & Gory, 1837

Haplostethini

Authority: LeConte, 1861

Ankareus Kerremans, 1894
Exaesthetus Waterhouse, 1889
Helferella Cobos, 1957
Mastogenius Solier, 1849
Micrasta Kerremans, 1893
Namibogenius Bellamy, 1996
Neomastogenius Toyama, 1983
Pseudotrigonogya Manley, 1986
Siamastogenius Toyama, 1983
Trigonogya Schaeffer, 1919

Paratrachyini

Authority: Cobos, 1980; Synonyms: Paratrachini, Paratrachydini, Paratrachysae: all Cobos, 1980[3]

Paratrachys Saunders, 1873
Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1839

Perucolini

Authority: Cobos, 1980

Perucola Thery, 1925

Polycestini
Strigoptera bimaculata

Authority: Lacordaire, 1857

Agenjosiana Cobos, 1981
Aldabrica Cobos, 1981
Bilyesta Bellamy, 1999
Castaliella Cobos, 1981
Cobosesta Holm, 1982
Jelinekia Cobos, 1981
Kogania Cobos, 1981
Madecacesta Descarpentries, 1975
Madecastalia Descaprentries, 1975
Micropolycesta Cobos, 1981
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 1906
Paracastalia Kerremans, 1902
Paracmaeoderoides Bellamy & Westcott, 1996
Parapolycesta Cobos, 1981
Polycesta Dejean, 1833
Polycestaxia Cobos, 1981
Polycestaxis Obenberger, 1920
Polycestella Kerremans, 1902
Polycestina Cobos, 1981
Polycestina Cobos, 1981
Polycestoides Kerremans, 1902
Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 1896
Pseudopolycesta Cobos, 1981
Strigoptera Dejean, 1833
Strigopteroides Cobos, 1981
Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 1929

subtribe Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008

Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986[4]
Theryola Nelson, 1997
Sommaia Toyama, 1985
Xenopsis Saunders, 1867 (synonym Paraxenopsis Cobos, 1980)[5]

Polyctesini
Schoutedeniastes ohkurai (Polyctesini)

Authority: Cobos, 1955

Bellamyina Bily, 1994
Polycestis Marseul, 1865
Schoutedeniastes Burgeon, 1941
Svatactesis Volkovitsh, 2016

Prospherini

Authority: Cobos, 1980

Blepharum Thomson, 1878
Hiperleptodema Bellamy, 1998
Prospheres Saunders, 1868

Ptosimini
Ptosima undecimpunctata (Ptosimini)

Authority: Kerremans, 1902

Ptosima Dejean, 1833
Richtersveldia Bellamy, 2005

Thrincopygini

Authority: LeConte, 1861

Beerellus Nelson, 1982
Chrysophana LeConte, 1860
Thrincopyge LeConte, 1858

Tyndarini

Authority: Cobos, 1955

Ancylotela Waterhouse, 1882
Neocypetes Cobos, 1973
Ocypetes Saunders, 1871
Bordonia Cobos, 1980
Paraancylotela Cobos, 1959
Paratyndaris Fisher, 1919
Pelycothorax Bellamy & Westcott, 1996
Tyndaris Thomson, 1857
Hayekina Cobos, 1980
Mimicoclytrina Bellamy, 2003
Tyndarimorpha Moore & Dieguez, 2006
Pseudacherusia Bellamy, 2005

Xyroscelini

Authority: Cobos, 1955

Xyroscelis Saunders, 1868

References

Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Subfamily Polycestinae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
BioLib.cz: subtribus Acmaeoderina Kerremans, 1893
BioLib.cz: tribus Paratrachyini Cobos, 1980 (retrieved 12 July 2021)
Biolib.Cz: subtribus Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008
genus Xenopsis Saunders, 1867