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Checklist for Subfamily Polycestinae Lacordaire, 1857
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
89
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
38
138
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
38
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
4 Genera with 29 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 177821SpeciesTaxom
Bulis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nothomorpha Saunders, 18395SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
29 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera alcmeone Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera bifasciata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera bistriguttata Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera coeruleonigra Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera congener Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera conspersa Thunberg, 1827
Acmaeodera decemguttata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera ellyae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera gentilis Péringuey, 1888
Acmaeodera glabra Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera gracilis Wiedemann, 1821
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera hessei Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera karooana Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera kochi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera longicrinis Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera lugubrina Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera puberula Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera trifasciata Thunberg, 1789
Acmaeodera viridaenea DeGeer, 1778
Bulis bivittata Fabricius, 1801
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Neopolycesta inornata Péringuey, 1888
Nothomorpha major Kerremans, 1899
Nothomorpha minima Kerremans, 1899
Nothomorpha pauperata Thomson, 1878
Nothomorpha rugosa Thunberg, 1787
Nothomorpha verrucosa Gory & Laporte, 1839

Subnodes of Polycestinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeAcmaeoderini
Kerremans, 1893
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polycestinae at itis.gov