Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: known as "jewel beetles".
Tribes and genera
The following genera are included:
Authority: Kerremans, 1893
subtribe Acmaeoderina Kerremans, 1893
- Acmaeodera <small>Eschscholtz, 1829</small>
- Acmaeoderella <small>Cobos, 1955</small>
- Acmaeoderoides <small>Van Dyke, 1942</small>
- Acmaeoderopsis <small>Barr, 1974</small>
- Anambodera <small>Barr, 1974</small>
- Atacamita <small>Moore, 1985</small>
- Brachmaeodera <small>Volkovitsh & Bellamy, 1992</small>
- Cochinchinula <small>Volkovitsh, 1984</small>
- Microacmaeodera <small>Cobos, 1966</small>
- Squamodera <small>Nelson, 1996</small>
- Thaichinula <small>Volkovitsh, 2008</small>
- Xantheremia <small>Volkovitsh, 1979</small>
subtribe Odetteina Volkovitsh, 2001
- Odettea <small>Baudon, 1966</small>
subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955
Astraeini
Authority: Cobos, 1980
- Astraeus <small>Laporte & Gory, 1837</small>
Bulini
Authority: Bellamy, 1995; a.k.a. Bulis genus group [tribal level] sensu Volkovitsh, 2001
- Bulis <small>Laporte & Gory, 1837</small>
Authority: LeConte, 1861
- Ankareus <small>Kerremans, 1894</small>
- Exaesthetus <small>Waterhouse, 1889</small>
- Helferella <small>Cobos, 1957</small>
- Mastogenius <small>Solier, 1849</small>
- Micrasta <small>Kerremans, 1893</small>
- Namibogenius <small>Bellamy, 1996</small>
- Neomastogenius <small>Toyama, 1983</small>
- Pseudotrigonogya <small>Manley, 1986</small>
- Siamastogenius <small>Toyama, 1983</small>
- Trigonogya <small>Schaeffer, 1919</small>
Paratrachyini
Authority: Cobos, 1980; Synonyms: Paratrachini, Paratrachydini, Paratrachysae: <small>all Cobos, 1980</small>
Perucolini
Authority: Cobos, 1980
Polycestini
Authority: Lacordaire, 1857
- Agenjosiana <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Aldabrica <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Bilyesta <small>Bellamy, 1999</small>
- Castaliella <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Cobosesta <small>Holm, 1982</small>
- Jelinekia <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Kogania <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Madecacesta <small>Descarpentries, 1975</small>
- Madecastalia <small>Descaprentries, 1975</small>
- Micropolycesta <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Neopolycesta <small>Kerremans, 1906</small>
- Paracastalia <small>Kerremans, 1902</small>
- Paracmaeoderoides <small>Bellamy & Westcott, 1996</small>
- Parapolycesta <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Polycesta <small>Dejean, 1833</small>
- Polycestaxia <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Polycestaxis <small>Obenberger, 1920</small>
- Polycestella <small>Kerremans, 1902</small>
- Polycestina <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Polycestina <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Polycestoides <small>Kerremans, 1902</small>
- Pseudocastalia <small>Kraatz, 1896</small>
- Pseudopolycesta <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Strigoptera <small>Dejean, 1833</small>
- Strigopteroides <small>Cobos, 1981</small>
- Thurntaxisia <small>Schatzmayr, 1929</small>
subtribe Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008
- Kurosawaxia <small>Descarpentries, 1986</small>
- Theryola <small>Nelson, 1997</small>
- Sommaia <small>Toyama, 1985</small>
- Xenopsis <small>Saunders, 1867</small> (synonym Paraxenopsis <small>Cobos, 1980</small>)
Polyctesini
Authority: Cobos, 1955
Prospherini
Authority: Cobos, 1980
Ptosimini
Authority: Kerremans, 1902
Thrincopygini
Authority: LeConte, 1861
Tyndarini
Authority: Cobos, 1955
- Ancylotela <small>Waterhouse, 1882</small>
- Neocypetes <small>Cobos, 1973</small>
- Ocypetes <small>Saunders, 1871</small>
- Bordonia <small>Cobos, 1980</small>
- Paraancylotela <small>Cobos, 1959</small>
- Paratyndaris <small>Fisher, 1919</small>
- Pelycothorax <small>Bellamy & Westcott, 1996</small>
- Tyndaris <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
- Hayekina <small>Cobos, 1980</small>
- Mimicoclytrina <small>Bellamy, 2003</small>
- Tyndarimorpha <small>Moore & Dieguez, 2006</small>
- Pseudacherusia <small>Bellamy, 2005</small>
Xyroscelini
Authority: Cobos, 1955
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