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Checklist of Tribe Polycestini Lacordaire, 1857
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6731
56399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6589
56067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1594
21094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1234
15673
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
 
TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
17
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
17 Genera with 151 Species
Aldabrica Cobos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bulis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cobosesta Holm, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Madecacesta Descarpentries, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Madecastalia Descarpentries, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropolycesta Cobos, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Paracastalia Kerremans, 19828SpeciesTaxom
Parapolycesta Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Polycestaxia Cobos, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polycestina Cobos, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 19826SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycesta Cobos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1965122SpeciesTaxom
Strigoptera Dejean, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 19821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
151 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aldabrica fryeri Kerremans, 1914
Bulis bivittata Fabricius, 1801
Cobosesta mandli Cobos, 1981
Madecacesta gaudroni Descarpentries, 1975
Madecastalia albignaci Descarpentries, 1975
Micropolycesta sirgueyi Théry, 1926
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Neopolycesta inornata Péringuey, 1888
Neopolycesta kerremansella Obenberger, 1931
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
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

Subnodes of Polycestini with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubtribeAcherusina
Cobos, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePolycestina
Lacordaire, 1857
15
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePtosimina
Kerremans, 1902
1
117
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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