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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
3163
38903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
2593
36581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
1384
21522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
24
977
15889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
81
4446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
80
4445
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
80
4445
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
25
274
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neotropical
25 Genera with 274 Species
#ABHJKMNOPT
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 2002162SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderopsis Barr, 19729SpeciesTaxom
Agenjosiana Cobos, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ancylotela Waterhouse, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Atacamita Moore, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Bilyesta Bellamy, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Bordonia Cobos, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Hayekina Cobos, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hiperleptodema Bellamy, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Jelinekia Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Kogania Cobos, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Mimicoclytrina Bellamy, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Neocypetes Cobos, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Ocypetes Saunders, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Paraancylotela Cobos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paracmaeoderoides Bellamy & We..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 200428SpeciesTaxom
Pelycothorax Bellamy & We..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Perucola Théry, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 199839SpeciesTaxom
Polycestaxis Obenberger, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacherusia Kerremans, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrigonogya Manley, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Thrincopyge LeConte, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Tyndarimorpha Moore & Diég..., 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
274 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) acanthicola Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) alacris Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) alicia Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) amplicollis LeConte, 1866
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) auritincta (Fall, 1922)⇒ Acmaeodera delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) comata LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) consors Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) convicta Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) cribricollis Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) davidsoni Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) decipiens LeConte, 1866
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) delumbis (Horn, 1894)⇒ Acmaeodera gibbula LeConte, 1858
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) discalis Cazier, 1940
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) disjuncta Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavopicta Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) gibbula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) haemorrhoa LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) macra Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) maculifera Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) marginenotata Chevrolat, 1867
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) miliaris Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mimicata Knull, 1938
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) neoneglecta Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) paradisjuncta Knull, 1940
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) parkeri Cazier, 1940
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pinalorum Knull, 1930
Acmaeodera pubiventris yumae Knull, 1937
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) quadrivittatoides Nelson and W..., 1995
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) reflexa Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) resplendens Van Dyke, 1937
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) riograndei Nelson, 1980Placid crayfish
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) rubronotata Laporte and ..., 1835
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) sabinae Knull, 1937
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) scalaris Mannerheim, 1837
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) solitaria Kerremans, 1897
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tildenorum Nelson and W..., 1995
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) uvaldensis Knull, 1936
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) wenzeli Van Dyke, 1919
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) wheeleri Van Dyke, 1919
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) wickenburgana Knull, 1939
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) xanthosticta Laporte and ..., 1835
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) simulans Abeille de P..., 1891
Acmaeodera (Squamodera) vanduzeei Van Dyke, 1934
Acmaeodera actites Westcott, 2002
Acmaeodera acuminata Kerremans, 1900
Acmaeodera adusta Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera aeneoflava Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera aguanyoro Manley, 1987
Acmaeodera antholita Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera apiata Nelson, 1994
Acmaeodera aquila Nelson, 1994
Acmaeodera aurantiofasciata Westcott & N..., 1995
Acmaeodera aurantiomarginata Westcott, 1997
Acmaeodera brevicollis O. Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera bruchi Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera bucki Cobos, 1958
Acmaeodera cactophila Westcott & N..., 1995
Acmaeodera chamelensis Westcott, 2005
Acmaeodera chemsaki Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera clausa Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera clypeata Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera cordatistigma Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera corrosa Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera croceonotata Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera crossi Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera crotonae Westcott & N..., 1995
Acmaeodera cruenta Olivier, 1790
Acmaeodera cubaecola Jacqueline d..., 1857
Acmaeodera culucoensis Manley, 1987
Acmaeodera cuprina Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera danforthi Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera digna Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera discolor Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera divina Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera dozieri Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera exilis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera flavosparsa Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera flavosticta (Horn, 1878)⇒ Acmaeodera flavopicta Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera fontainieri Kerremans, 1906
Acmaeodera gibbuloides Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera gosseti Kerremans, 1906
Acmaeodera gratiosa Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera griswoldi Westcott, 2002
Acmaeodera gundlachi Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera holiki Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera hondurensis Manley, 1987
Acmaeodera hovorei Westcott, 2007
Acmaeodera impluviata Mannerheim, 1837
Acmaeodera jamaicensis Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera jeanae Davidson, 2003
Acmaeodera jubata Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera kathyae Westcott, 1996
Acmaeodera kaupii Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera knabi Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera kolbei Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera lagunae Van Dyke, 1945
Acmaeodera lateralis Chevrolat, 1834
Acmaeodera lauta Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera lemoinei Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera lesnei Kerremans, 1906
Acmaeodera loei Manley, 1987
Acmaeodera longipennis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera lucana Van Dyke, 1942
Acmaeodera lysilomae Nelson, 1994
Acmaeodera marginarcuata Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera meridionalis Kerremans, 1897
Acmaeodera mima Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera mimicomixteca Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera mixteca Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera moesta Dugès, 1891
Acmaeodera monticola Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera mudgei Westcott, 2002
Acmaeodera noguerai Westcott, 2008
Acmaeodera obrienorum Bellamy, 2006
Acmaeodera opinabilis Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera paulsenii Fairmaire & ..., 1860
Acmaeodera penrosei Westcott, 2012
Acmaeodera philippinensis Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera picta Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera posticalis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera pulcherrima Jacquelin du..., 1857
Acmaeodera regularis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera rodriguezae Westcott, 2005
Acmaeodera rubescens Schaeffer, 1904
Acmaeodera rubroguttula Nelson, 1994
Acmaeodera rubrovittata Nelson, 1994
Acmaeodera rufolateralis Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera ruricola Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera rustica Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera scapularis Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera setosa Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera sinaloensis Dugès, 1891
Acmaeodera singularis Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera sinuosa Kerremans, 1906
Acmaeodera stellaris (Chevrolat, 1835)⇒ Acmaeodera rubronotata Laporte and ..., 1835
Acmaeodera stigmata Horn, 1884
Acmaeodera striata Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera subbalteata LeConte, 1863
Acmaeodera subcylindrica Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera sulcicollis Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera superba Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera tarahumara Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera tenuidigna Nelson, 1994
Acmaeodera tenuivittata Westcott, 2008
Acmaeodera transversa Van Dyke, 1945
Acmaeodera trizonalis Kerremans, 1892
Acmaeodera trizonalis islamariae Westcott, 1998
Acmaeodera turnbowi Westcott, 1996
Acmaeodera unica Kerremans, 1897
Acmaeodera unicolor Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera venezuelica Bellamy, 1998
Acmaeodera venusta Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera vianai Obenberger, 1947
Acmaeodera villiersi Descarpentries, 1981
Acmaeodera vipera Kerremans, 1906
Acmaeodera viridissima Chevrolat, 1835
Acmaeodera weiseri Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera wickhami Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera zacatecana Westcott, 2002
Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis Knull, 1952
Acmaeoderopsis hassayampae Knull, 1961
Acmaeoderopsis hulli Knull, 1928
Acmaeoderopsis junki Théry, 1929
Acmaeoderopsis junki peninsularis Barr, 1972
Acmaeoderopsis rockefelleri Cazier, 1951
Acmaeoderopsis vaga Barr, 1972
Acmaeoderopsis varipilis Van Dyke, 1934
Acmaeoderopsis westcotti Barr, 1972
Agenjosiana manni Fisher, 1925
Ancylotela oculata Waterhouse, 1882
Atacamita arriagadai Moore, 2001
Atacamita biimpressa Philippi & P..., 1860
Atacamita chiliensis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Bilyesta dactylozoides Bellamy, 1998
Bordonia descarpentriesi Cobos, 1980
Bordonia venezolana Cobos, 1980
Hayekina dispar Kerremans, 1899
Hiperleptodema enigmatica Bellamy, 1998
Jelinekia barri Nelson, 1975
Kogania hyleae Kogan, 1961
Mimicoclytrina childreni Laporte & Gory, 1835
Mimicoclytrina parrii Saunders, 1869
Mimicoclytrina piliventris Saunders, 1869
Mimicoclytrina saundersii Waterhouse, 1904
Mimicoclytrina tristis Thomson, 1878
Neocypetes compactus Berg, 1889
Neocypetes guttulatus Farimaire & ..., 1858
Neocypetes lethierryi Théry, 1896
Ocypetes crassicollis Laporte & Gory, 1837
Ocypetes descarpentriesi Cobos, 1973
Ocypetes golbachi Cobos, 1973
Ocypetes irroratus Gory, 1840
Paraancylotela amplidorsa Kerreman, 1914
Paracmaeoderoides callyntromorion Bellamy & We..., 1996
Paratyndaris (Knulliella) chamaeleonis Skinner, 1903
Paratyndaris (Knulliella) suturalis Fall, 1934
Paratyndaris (Paratyndaris) albofasciata Knull, 1937
Paratyndaris (Paratyndaris) coursetiae Fisher, 1919
Paratyndaris (Paratyndaris) olneyae Skinner, 1903
Paratyndaris (Paratyndaris) quadrinotata Knull, 1938
Paratyndaris (Waltersia) knulli Barr, 1972
Paratyndaris antillarum Fisher, 1940
Paratyndaris costata Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris dozieri Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris equihuai Westcott, 2000
Paratyndaris lateralis Barr, 1972
Paratyndaris mexicana Fisher, 1933
Paratyndaris mimica Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris mojito Bílý, 1987
Paratyndaris nelsoni Barr, 1972
Paratyndaris paralateralis Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris peninsularis Westcott, 2000
Paratyndaris pulchra Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris robusta Dozier, 1988
Paratyndaris similis Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris subcostata Barr, 1972
Paratyndaris trilobata Westcott, 2000
Paratyndaris turbida Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris uniformis Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris variabilis Westcott, 2000
Paratyndaris verityi Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Paratyndaris westcotti Nelson & Bel..., 2004
Pelycothorax tylauchenioides Bellamy & We..., 1996
Perucola picturata Théry, 1925
Polycesta (Polycesta) angulosa Jacquelin du..., 1856
Polycesta (Polycesta) goryi Saunders, 1871
Polycesta aequinoxialis Thomson, 1878
Polycesta alternans Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta arizonica acidota Cazier, 1951
Polycesta aruensis Obenberger, 1924
Polycesta bahamensis Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta bicolor Kerremans, 1897
Polycesta bilyi Cobos, 1990
Polycesta brunneipennis Fisher, 1949
Polycesta constrictinotum Westcott, 1998
Polycesta cortezii Thomson, 1878
Polycesta costata Solier, 1849
Polycesta costata paulseni Germain, 1892
Polycesta cubae Chevrolat, 1838
Polycesta cuprofasciata Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta cyanipes Fabricius, 1787
Polycesta decorata Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta depressa Linnaeus, 1771
Polycesta dominicana Cobos, 1990
Polycesta embriki Obenberger, 1936
Polycesta excavata Blanchard, 1846
Polycesta fisheri Obenberger, 1936
Polycesta garcetei Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta gossei Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta guanacastensis Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta hermani Cobos, 1981
Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
Polycesta montezuma Gory & Laporte, 1838
Polycesta olivieri Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta perfecta Kerremans, 1914
Polycesta perlucida Kerremans, 1897
Polycesta plana Nelson, 2000
Polycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
Polycesta regularis Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta tamarugalis Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta thomae Chevrolat, 1838
Polycesta variegata Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta viridicostata Neef de Sainval, 1998
Polycestaxis carinicollis Obenberger, 1920
Pseudacherusia bartoni Obenberger, 1940
Pseudacherusia theryi Kerremans, 1905
Pseudotrigonogya ecuadorensis Manley, 1986
Pseudotrigonogya insularis Fisher, 1949
Pseudotrigonogya obscurinegro Manley, 1986
Pseudotrigonogya valdenebroi Manley, 1987
Thrincopyge alacris LeConte, 1858Kalia
Thrincopyge ambiens LeConte, 1854
Thrincopyge marginata Waterhouse, 1890
Tyndarimorpha areolata Perty, 1830

Subnodes of Polycestinae with occurrences in Neotropical
TribeAcmaeoderini
Kerremans, 1893
4
173
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHaplostethini
LeConte, 1861
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
7
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProspherini
Cobos, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThrincopygini
LeConte, 1861
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTyndarini
Cobos, 1955
10
48
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polycestinae at itis.gov