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Checklist for Subfamily Polycestinae Lacordaire, 1857
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1596
21098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1236
15677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
82
5160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
81
5159
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
81
5159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
26
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
26 Genera with 326 Species
#ABCMNPRSTX
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1928211SpeciesTaxom
Aldabrica Cobos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Brachmaeodera Volkovitsh &..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bulis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cobosella Özdikmen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cobosesta Holm, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Madecacesta Descarpentries, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Madecastalia Descarpentries, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropolycesta Cobos, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Namibogenius Bellamy, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Nothomorpha Saunders, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Nothomorphoides Holm, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paracastalia Kerremans, 19828SpeciesTaxom
Parapolycesta Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Polycestaxia Cobos, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polycestina Cobos, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 19826SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycesta Cobos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Richtersveldia Bellamy, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Schoutedeniastes Burgeon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1965122SpeciesTaxom
Strigoptera Dejean, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Xantheremia Volkovitsh, 18293SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
326 Species and 59 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) bertrami Levey, 2009
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) guichardi Levey & Volk..., 1996
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) patricki Brechtel, 1998
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) holmi Levey & Volk..., 1996
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) simulans Abeille de P..., 1891
Acmaeodera abyssinica Kerremans, 1909
Acmaeodera aenea Kerremans, 1899
Acmaeodera aequalis Obst, 1903
Acmaeodera aethiopica Obenberger, 1941
Acmaeodera affabilis Kerremans, 1909
Acmaeodera albovillosa Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera alcmeone Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera alluaudi Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera altae Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera amoenula Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera amoenula hiekei Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera antholita Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera apicalis Fairmaire, 1902
Acmaeodera arabica Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera argodi Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera atomosparsa Fairmaire, 1897
Acmaeodera auriferoides Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera aurolimbata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera balthasari Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera balthasari descarpentriesi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera basilewskyi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera bellamyi Westcott, 1999
Acmaeodera bequaerti Kerremans, 1912
Acmaeodera bertyorum Holynski, 1997
Acmaeodera bifasciata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera bistriguttata Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera bistriguttata aloensis Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera bistriguttata nungu Holm, 1985
Acmaeodera bjornstadi Levey & Volk..., 1996
Acmaeodera brevicollis O. Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera brooksi Waterhouse, 1904
Acmaeodera brooksi monardi Théry, 1946
Acmaeodera bruchi Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera butensis Théry, 1932
Acmaeodera butensis desaegeri Holm, 1986
Acmaeodera capicola Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera capicola atratula Obenberger, 1926
Acmaeodera chaetosoma Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera chevrolatii Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera childreni Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera cobosi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera coeruleonigra Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera combretumi Théry, 1938
Acmaeodera congener Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera conspersa Thunberg, 1827
Acmaeodera conspersa antoniae Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera conspersa nigroconspersa Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera conspersa obenbergeri Théry, 1930
Acmaeodera cupreosuturata Obst, 1903
Acmaeodera curlettii Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera decellei Holm, 1985
Acmaeodera decemguttata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera decemguttata endroedyi Holm, 1985
Acmaeodera decemguttata goryi Saunders, 1871
Acmaeodera decemguttata namibensis Holm, 1986
Acmaeodera decemguttata zonella Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera deplanata Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera dumbrodyensis Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera elbiae Holm, 1986
Acmaeodera elevata Klug, 1829
Acmaeodera ellyae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera erytrensis Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera exasperans Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera exasperans octoplagiata Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera excellens Klug, 1855
Acmaeodera externa Fairmaire, 1899
Acmaeodera fairmairei Théry, 1905
Acmaeodera fascigera Harold, 1869
Acmaeodera ferrandii Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera fossiceps Quedenfeldt, 1886
Acmaeodera foudrasii Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera foudrasii muelleri Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera foudrasii subdita Abeille de P..., 1907
Acmaeodera foudrasii surcoufi Théry, 1931
Acmaeodera foudrasii woodi Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera franchettii Théry, 1931
Acmaeodera franchettii katonai Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera gentilis Péringuey, 1888
Acmaeodera glabella Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera glabra Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera gracilis Wiedemann, 1821
Acmaeodera grandicollis Abeille de P..., 1900
Acmaeodera grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1850
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera grata pastoralis Gestro, 1881
Acmaeodera haubaas Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera hedwigae Obenberger, 1942
Acmaeodera hessei Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera hieroglyphica Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera hieroglyphica howardi Obenberger, 1926
Acmaeodera hieroglyphica schultzei Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera howa Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera ikuthensis Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera illustris Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera impressicollis Kerremans, 1911
Acmaeodera inscripta Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera inscripta prinslooae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera irrorella Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera jeanneli Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera karooana Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera knobeli Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera kochi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera kochi incinerata Holm, 1985
Acmaeodera kolbei Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera kosterae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera krugeri Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera kunzeni Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera lacustris Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera leprieurii Klug, 1835
Acmaeodera liessnerae Holm, 1986
Acmaeodera longa Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera longicrinis Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera louwi Holm, 1985
Acmaeodera luculenta Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera lugubrina Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera luteonigra Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera luteonigra ochreonigra Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera luteopicta Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera madegassa Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera maraisi Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera marki Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera miniatospilota Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera mirei Descarpentri..., 1965
Acmaeodera mombassica Nonfried, 1895
Acmaeodera mwengwensis Holm, 1986
Acmaeodera namaquensis Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera ngamensis Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera nickerli Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera nigrohirta Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera nigrohirta campanai Théry, 1946
Acmaeodera nocturna Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera nodieri Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera obscurata Ancey, 1882
Acmaeodera obsti Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera penrithae Holm, 1985
Acmaeodera pinguicula Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera planiuscula Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera polita Klug, 1829
Acmaeodera polita permicans Abeille de P..., 1900
Acmaeodera postfasciata Fairmaire, 1901
Acmaeodera posticalis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera posticalis njegus Obenberger, 1926
Acmaeodera posticalis puella Boheman, 1861
Acmaeodera posticalis senegambica Obenberger, 1926
Acmaeodera prorugosa Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera pruinosa Fairmaire, 1899
Acmaeodera pseudopolita Descarpentri..., 1965
Acmaeodera puberula Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera punctatissima Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera purpurescens Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera raffrayi Gestro, 1881
Acmaeodera reaumuri Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera ruahaensis Levey & Volk..., 1996
Acmaeodera rubidiplagis Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera rubrozona Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera ruficaudis costulata Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera ruficaudis crenatostriata Obenberger, 1926
Acmaeodera ruficaudis macfadyeni Bellamy, 2002
Acmaeodera ruficaudis simillima Obenberger, 1926
Acmaeodera sancta Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera sanguineosignata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera sanguineosignata bellivestis Marseul, 1887
Acmaeodera schoutedeni Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera seyrigi Théry, 1937
Acmaeodera signata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera signata gaerdesi Descarpentries, 1971
Acmaeodera signata keniensis Théry, 1941
Acmaeodera signifera Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera signifera basiconcava Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera signifera varicolor Boheman, 1861
Acmaeodera smaragdina Kerremans, 1892
Acmaeodera smaragdina saundersii Waterhouse, 1904
Acmaeodera sparsuta Fairmaire, 1898
Acmaeodera stellata Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera stictithorax Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera strictella Obenberger, 1942
Acmaeodera subprasina Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera subprasina chaboti Théry, 1946
Acmaeodera subprasina theryi Cobos, 1957
Acmaeodera sudanica Levey & Volk..., 1996
Acmaeodera swammerdami Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera swammerdami dianae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera tibiosa Obenberger, 1917
Acmaeodera trifasciata Thunberg, 1789
Acmaeodera trifasciata flavofasciata Herbst, 1801
Acmaeodera tulearica Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera ugandica Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera vanebaptista Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera vicina Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera vicina cantrelli Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera vicina pusilla Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera virgo (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Acmaeoderella cyanipennis cyanipennis Lucas, 1846
Acmaeodera virgo soudana Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera viridaenea DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera viridaenea aureolimbata Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera viridaenea degeeri Waterhouse, 1904
Acmaeodera viridaenea natalensis Kerremans, 1898
Acmaeodera viridaenea swiertsrae Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera vogtorum Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera vulnerata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera waterbergensis Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera weiseri Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera wittmeri Holm, 1999
Acmaeodera yerburyi Waterhouse, 1904
Acmaeodera zambesica Obenberger, 1928
Aldabrica fryeri Kerremans, 1914
Brachmaeodera tantilla Kerremans, 1907
Bulis bivittata Fabricius, 1801
Cobosella laesicollis Fairmaire, 1902
Cobosesta mandli Cobos, 1981
Madecacesta gaudroni Descarpentries, 1975
Madecastalia albignaci Descarpentries, 1975
Micropolycesta sirgueyi Théry, 1926
Namibogenius confusus Bellamy, 1996
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Neopolycesta inornata Péringuey, 1888
Neopolycesta kerremansella Obenberger, 1931
Nothomorpha latifrons Holm, 1976
Nothomorpha major Kerremans, 1899
Nothomorpha minima Kerremans, 1899
Nothomorpha pauperata Thomson, 1878
Nothomorpha rudis Wiedemann, 1821
Nothomorpha rugosa Thunberg, 1787
Nothomorpha verrucosa Gory & Laporte, 1839
Nothomorphoides irishi Holm, 1986
Paracastalia bettoni Waterhouse, 1904
Paracastalia duvivieri Kerremans, 1898
Paracastalia gebhardti Hoscheck, 1931
Paracastalia inornata Kerremans, 1906
Paracastalia louwi Hohn, 1982
Paracastalia minima Kerremans, 1905
Paracastalia plagiata Kerremans, 1899
Paracastalia scholtzi Holm, 1982
Parapolycesta cobosi Descarpentries, 1975
Polycesta aethiops Voet, 1806
Polycesta fossulata Péringuey, 1886
Polycesta peringueyi Kerremans, 1909
Polycesta strandi Obenberger, 1928
Polycestaxia howas Kerremans, 1894
Polycestina damarana Kerremans, 1906
Polycestina kameli Neef de Sainval, 2002
Polycestina quatuordecimmaculata Fåhraeus, 1851
Pseudocastalia arabica Gestro, 1877
Pseudocastalia arabica brevicornis Théry, 1896
Pseudocastalia bennigseni Kraatz, 1896
Pseudocastalia bennigseni dybowskii Kerremans, 1904
Pseudocastalia mattheei Holm, 1982
Pseudocastalia penrithae Holm, 1982
Pseudopolycesta tigrina Gory & Laporte, 1838
Richtersveldia insperata Bellamy, 2005
Schoutedeniastes magnifica Waterhouse, 1875
Sponsor aeneolus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor aeneus Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Sponsor alluaudi Kerremans, 1894
Sponsor ambiguus Lesne, 1937
Sponsor androyensis Lesne, 1937
Sponsor antamponensis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor antanala Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor antelmei Lesne, 1918
Sponsor anthracinus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor antsihanaka Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor ater Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor auribasis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor betsimisaraka Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor bicolor Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor burgeoni Théry, 1937
Sponsor caerulescens Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Sponsor calo Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor carbonarius Théry, 1905
Sponsor cariei Lesne, 1918
Sponsor chalceus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor chalybaeus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor cobosi Bellamy, 1998
Sponsor convexus Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sponsor cupreoviolaceus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor cupreoviridis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor cupripennis Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor cyaneus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor cyanipennis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor deplanatus Théry, 1905
Sponsor dermestoides Lesne, 1918
Sponsor dermestoides borbonicus Lesne, 1918
Sponsor desjardinsii Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Sponsor dissimilis Théry, 1931
Sponsor distinctus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor elegans Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor elongatus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor emmaae Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor emmerezi Lesne, 1918
Sponsor epicureus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor epistomalis Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor fulgens Fairmaire, 1899
Sponsor fusiformis Lesne, 1924
Sponsor gagates Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor gemmatus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor grandis Lesne, 1937
Sponsor granulicollis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor gyrinoides Lesne, 1918
Sponsor ignipennis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor irideus Kerremans, 1902
Sponsor janthinus Fairmaire, 1886
Sponsor kerremansi Théry, 1905
Sponsor lepidus Lesne, 1918
Sponsor lesnei Théry, 1931
Sponsor livens Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor macfadyeni Bellamy, 2004
Sponsor malartici Lesne, 1922
Sponsor mameti Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor mandraranus Lesne, 1924
Sponsor marcsikae Holynski, 1997
Sponsor melanopus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor metallinus Fairmaire, 1900
Sponsor mirabilis Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor montanus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor monticola Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor montivagus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor niger Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor nigricollis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor nigroaeneus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor nigrocyaneus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor oblongus Kerremans, 1902
Sponsor parilis Lesne, 1937
Sponsor parvulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Sponsor perrieri Fairmaire, 1902
Sponsor pexipennis Lesne, 1937
Sponsor peyrierasi Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor pilosellus Kerremans, 1914
Sponsor pinguis Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Sponsor pseudelongatus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor pseudepistomalis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor pubescens Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor pubescens amethystinus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor pulcher Lesne, 1937
Sponsor pupa Lesne, 1924
Sponsor purpureipennis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor purpureipennis episcopalis Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor purpureipennis fuscus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor pygmaeus Lesne, 1922
Sponsor raffrayi Théry, 1931
Sponsor reunionensis Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor rodriganus Lesne, 1918
Sponsor rufipes Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor rufitarsis Lesne, 1918
Sponsor rutilans Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor rutilans viridicollis Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor satanas Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor semistrigosus Fairmaire, 1902
Sponsor senescens Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor senilis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor sericeus Kerremans, 1894
Sponsor setosulus Lesne, 1937
Sponsor seyrigi Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor similis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor somaliensis Holm & Wentzel, 1991
Sponsor splendens Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Sponsor subparallelus Lesne, 1918
Sponsor succinicola Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor theryi Lesne, 1937
Sponsor tristis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor vadoni Lesne, 1937
Sponsor vadonianus Descarpentries, 1957
Sponsor vetustus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor viduus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor viettei Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor vieui Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor villosus Lesne, 1922
Sponsor vinsoni Lesne, 1937
Sponsor violaceipennis Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor violaceus Fairmaire, 1903
Sponsor viridiaenus Descarpentries, 1969
Sponsor viridiauratus Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor viridicoerulans Descarpentries, 1965
Strigoptera bettoni Waterhouse, 1904
Strigoptera socotra Zabransky, 2005
Thurntaxisia schoemani Holm, 1982
Xantheremia convoluta Klug, 1829
Xantheremia fasciata Roth, 1851
Xantheremia flavipennis Klug, 1829

Subnodes of Polycestinae with occurrences in Afrotropical
TribeAcmaeoderini
Kerremans, 1893
5
171
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHaplostethini
LeConte, 1861
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
17
151
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolyctesini
Cobos, 1955
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePtosimini
Kerremans, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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