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Taxonomy of Genus Polycesta Dejean, 1833


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
52
4609
79150
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
3
1098
32683
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
1090
32636
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
82
2772
Genera
Species
TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
38
601
Genera
Species
SubtribePolycestina
Lacordaire, 1857
23
239
Genera
Species
GenusPolycesta
Dejean, 1833
110Species
Subnodes of Polycesta Dejean, 1833
SubgenusPolycesta (Arizonica)
Cobos, 1981
0Species
SubgenusPolycesta (Jamaiquesia)
Cobos, 1981
0Species
SubgenusPolycesta (Nelsonella)
Cobos, 1981
1Species
SubgenusPolycesta (Nemaphorus)
Solier, 1833
  ⇒ Polycesta
0Species
SubgenusPolycesta (Polycesta)
Dejean, 1833
2Species
SubgenusPolycesta (Theryola)
Cobos, 1981
0Species
SubgenusPolycesta (Tularensia)
Nelson, 1997
7Species
SpeciesPolycesta abdita Barr, 1949
SpeciesPolycesta aequinoctialis Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta aequinoxialis Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta aerolata Perty, 1830
SpeciesPolycesta aethiops Voet, 1806
SpeciesPolycesta afghanica Volkovitsh in Alexeev, & al., 1990
SpeciesPolycesta alternans Waterhouse, 1904
SpeciesPolycesta arabica Gestro, 1877
SpeciesPolycesta arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
2Subspecies
SpeciesPolycesta aruensi Obenberger, 1924
SpeciesPolycesta aruensis Obenberger, 1924
SpeciesPolycesta atomosparsa Obenberger, 1936
SpeciesPolycesta bahamensis Moore & Diéguez, 2008
SpeciesPolycesta barri Nelson, 1975
SpeciesPolycesta bernardensis Obenberger, 1924
SpeciesPolycesta bicolor Kerremans, 1897
SpeciesPolycesta bilyi Cobos, 1990
SpeciesPolycesta bottegoi Kerremans, 1896
SpeciesPolycesta brasiliensis Castelnau & Gory, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta brevicornis Théry, 1896
SpeciesPolycesta brunneipennis Fisher, 1949
SpeciesPolycesta camposi Fisher, 1949
SpeciesPolycesta carnifex Germain, 1856
SpeciesPolycesta castelnaudi Saunders, 1871
SpeciesPolycesta cavata LeConte, 1858  ⇒ Polycesta (Tularensia) elata
SpeciesPolycesta chevrolati Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta cobosi
SpeciesPolycesta constrictinotum Westcott, 1998
SpeciesPolycesta cortezi Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta cortezii Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta costata Solier, 1849
2Subspecies
SpeciesPolycesta cottyi Fairmaire, 1866
SpeciesPolycesta cribrana Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesPolycesta cribrata Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta cubae Chevrolat, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta cuprofasciata Moore & Diéguez, 2008
SpeciesPolycesta curta Kerremans, 1892
SpeciesPolycesta cyaneous Chamberlin, 1933  ⇒ Polycesta (Tularensia) tularensis
SpeciesPolycesta cyanipes Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesPolycesta daira Ferrú & Olivares, 2018
SpeciesPolycesta damarana Kerremans, 1906
SpeciesPolycesta decorata Moore & Diéguez, 2008
SpeciesPolycesta depressa Linnaeus, 1771
SpeciesPolycesta deserticola Barr, 1974
SpeciesPolycesta dominicana Cobos, 1990
SpeciesPolycesta duvivieri Kerremans, 1898
SpeciesPolycesta embriki Obenberger, 1936
SpeciesPolycesta episcopalis Cobos, 1990
SpeciesPolycesta excavata Blanchard, 1846
SpeciesPolycesta fisheri Obenberger, 1936
SpeciesPolycesta fossulata Péringuey, 1886
SpeciesPolycesta garcetei Moore & Diéguez, 2008
SpeciesPolycesta gossei Waterhouse, 1904
SpeciesPolycesta guanacastensis Moore & Diéguez, 2008
SpeciesPolycesta hauzeri Kerremans, 1900
SpeciesPolycesta hermani Cobos, 1981
SpeciesPolycesta howas Kerremans, 1894
SpeciesPolycesta hyleae Kogan, 1961
SpeciesPolycesta inornata Kerremans, 1904
SpeciesPolycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
SpeciesPolycesta iranica Obenberger, 1923
SpeciesPolycesta karakera Chevrolat, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta laesicollis Fairmaire, 1902
SpeciesPolycesta maculata Obst, 1906
SpeciesPolycesta madoni Théry, 1931
SpeciesPolycesta manni Fisher, 1925
SpeciesPolycesta mastersii MacLeay, 1872
SpeciesPolycesta montezuma Gory & Laporte, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta obtusa LeConte, 1858
SpeciesPolycesta olivieri Waterhouse, 1904
SpeciesPolycesta opaca Obst, 1903
SpeciesPolycesta paulseni Germain, 1892
SpeciesPolycesta perfecta Kerremans, 1914
SpeciesPolycesta peringueyi Kerremans, 1909
SpeciesPolycesta perlucida Kerremans, 1897
SpeciesPolycesta plagiata Kerremans, 1899
SpeciesPolycesta plana Nelson, 2000
SpeciesPolycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesPolycesta regularis Waterhouse, 1904
SpeciesPolycesta resplendens Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta rubropicta Fairmaire, 1856
SpeciesPolycesta scintillans Carter, 1924
SpeciesPolycesta solieri Thomson, 1878
SpeciesPolycesta strandi Obenberger, 1928
SpeciesPolycesta tamarugalis Moore & Diéguez, 2008
SpeciesPolycesta thomae Chevrolat, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta thomseni Théry, 1938
SpeciesPolycesta tigrina Gory & Laporte, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta tonkinea Fairmaire, 1889
SpeciesPolycesta touzalini Théry, 1922
SpeciesPolycesta transvaalensis
SpeciesPolycesta transvalensis Obenberger, 1936
SpeciesPolycesta variegata Waterhouse, 1904
SpeciesPolycesta velasco Gory & Laporte, 1838
SpeciesPolycesta viridicostata Neef de Sainval, 1998
SpeciesPolycesta viridis Kerremans, 1898

Synonyms
Arizonica (Cobos, 1981)
Lycaste (Gistel, 1834)
Nemaphorus (Solier, 1854)
Polycesta (Nemaphorus) (Solier, 1833)


Distribution of Polycesta Dejean, 1833
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Georgia, Jamaica, Mexico, Republic South Africa, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, USA


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