Polycestinae

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Polycestinae
Polycesta costata paulseni (15975415421).jpg
Polycesta costata (size: 16.5mm)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Polycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
Tribes
  • 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 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
subtribe Odetteina Volkovitsh, 2001
subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955

Astraeini[]

Authority: Cobos, 1980

Bulini[]

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

  • Bulis Laporte & Gory, 1837

Haplostethini[]

Authority: LeConte, 1861

Paratrachyini[]

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

Perucolini[]

Authority: Cobos, 1980

Polycestini[]

Authority: Lacordaire, 1857

subtribe Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008

Polyctesini[]

Schoutedeniastes ohkurai (Polyctesini)

Authority: Cobos, 1955

Prospherini[]

Authority: Cobos, 1980

Ptosimini[]

Ptosima undecimpunctata (Ptosimini)

Authority: Kerremans, 1902

Thrincopygini[]

Authority: LeConte, 1861

Tyndarini[]

Authority: Cobos, 1955

Xyroscelini[]

Authority: Cobos, 1955

References[]

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