Polycestinae
Polycesta costata (size: 16.5mm)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

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

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

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

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