Polycestinae

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

Polycestinae
Polycesta costata (size: 16.5mm)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Polycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
Tribes

Tribes and Genera

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The following genera are included:[1]

 
Acmaeodera pilosella (Acmaeoderini)
 
Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Acmaeoderini)

Authority: Kerremans, 1893

subtribe Acmaeoderina Kerremans, 1893
subtribe Odetteina Volkovitsh, 2001
subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955

Astraeini

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Authority: Cobos, 1980

Bulini

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

  • Bulis Laporte & Gory, 1837

Authority: LeConte, 1861

Paratrachyini

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

Perucolini

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Authority: Cobos, 1980

Polycestini

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Strigoptera bimaculata

Authority: Lacordaire, 1857

subtribe Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008

Polyctesini

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Schoutedeniastes ohkurai (Polyctesini)

Authority: Cobos, 1955

Prospherini

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Authority: Cobos, 1980

Ptosimini

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Ptosima undecimpunctata (Ptosimini)

Authority: Kerremans, 1902

Thrincopygini

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Authority: LeConte, 1861

Tyndarini

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Authority: Cobos, 1955

Xyroscelini

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Authority: Cobos, 1955

References

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  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