Polycestinae

Polycesta costata (magnitudo: 16.5 mm)

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Animalia — Arthropoda

Classis : Insecta 
Infraclassis : Neoptera 
Superordo : Endopterygota 
Ordo : Coleoptera 
Subordo : Polyphaga 
Infraordo : Elateriformia 
Superfamilia : Buprestoidea 
Familia : Buprestidae 
Subfamilia : Polycestinae 
Lacordaire, 1857

   

Subdivisiones: Tribus

* Acmaeoderini Kerremans, 1893

• Astraeini Cobos, 1980
• Bulini Bellamy, 1995
• Haplostethini Leconte, 1861
• Paratrachyini Cobos, 1980
• Perucolini Cobos, 1980
• Polycestini Lacordaire, 1857
• Polyctesini Cobos, 1955
• Prospherini Cobos, 1980
• Ptosimini Kerremans, 1902
• Thrincopygini Leconte, 1861
• Tyndarini Cobos, 1955
• Xyroscelini Cobos, 1955

Polycestinae sunt magna coleopterorum familiae Buprestidarum subfamilia. Nomen ab Ioanne Theodoro Lacordaire anno 1857 constitutum est.

Inter Polycestinas digeruntur tribus et genera sequentia.^[1]

Auctoritas: Kerremans, 1893.

Subtribus 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

Subtribus Odetteina Volkovitsh, 2001

• Odettea Baudon, 1966

Subtribus Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955

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

Auctoritaa: Cobos, 1980.

• Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 1837

Auctoritas: Bellamy, 1995.^[3]

• Bulis Laporte & Gory, 1837

Auctoritas: 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

Auctoritas: Cobos, 1980.^[4]

• Paratrachys Saunders, 1873
• Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1839

Auctoritas: Cobos, 1980.

• Perucola Thery, 1925

Auctoritas: 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

Subtribus Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008

• Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986^[5]
• Theryola Nelson, 1997
• Sommaia Toyama, 1985
• Xenopsis Saunders, 1867 (synonym Paraxenopsis Cobos, 1980)^[6]

Auctoritas: Cobos, 1955.

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

Auctoritas: Cobos, 1980.

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

Auctoritas: Kerremans, 1902.

• Ptosima Dejean, 1833
• Richtersveldia Bellamy, 2005

Auctoritas: LeConte, 1861.

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

Auctoritas: 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

Auctoritas: Cobos, 1955.

• Xyroscelis Saunders, 1868

Vicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad Polycestinas spectant.

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