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Checklist of Tribe Polycestini Lacordaire, 1857
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
234
35483
419175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
189
32132
363198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
40
2552
37166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
3
497
9462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
491
9428
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
53
801
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
22
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
22 Genera with 152 Species
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Acherusia Laporte & Gory, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 188960SpeciesTaxom
Bilyesta Bellamy, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Bulis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Castaliella Cobos, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Jelinekia Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Kogania Cobos, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Paracastalia Kerremans, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Parapolycesta Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachys Saunders, 199531SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 183840SpeciesTaxom
Polycestina Cobos, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Polycestoides Kerremans, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Polyctesis Marseul, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Prospheres Saunders, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Strigoptera Dejean, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Strigopteroides Cobos, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Xyroscelis Saunders, 18393SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
152 Species and 8 Subspecies
Astraeus (Astraeus) acaciae Barker, 1999
Astraeus (Astraeus) adamsi Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) aridus Barker, 1989
Astraeus (Astraeus) badeni van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) bakeri Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) blackdownensis Barker, 1977
Astraeus (Astraeus) carnabyi Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) carteri Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) crassus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) crockerae Barker, 1977
Astraeus (Astraeus) dilutipes van de Poll, 1886
Astraeus (Astraeus) elongatus van de Poll, 1886
Astraeus (Astraeus) flavopictus (Laporte & Gory, 1837)⇒ Astraeus crassus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) fraseriensis Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) fraterculus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) globosus Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) goerlingi Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) goldingi Barker, 2007
Astraeus (Astraeus) hanloni Barker, 2007
Astraeus (Astraeus) intricatus Carter, 1925
Astraeus (Astraeus) jansoni van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) kitchini Barker, 2004
Astraeus (Astraeus) macmillani Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) major Blackburn, 1890
Astraeus (Astraeus) mastersi
Astraeus (Astraeus) mastersii MacLeay, 1872
Astraeus (Astraeus) mayoi Barker, 2007
Astraeus (Astraeus) meyricki Blackburn, 1890
Astraeus (Astraeus) minutus Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) mourangeensis Barker, 1977
Astraeus (Astraeus) navarchis Thomson, 1856
Astraeus (Astraeus) oberthuri van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) obscurus Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) occidentalis Barker, 1989
Astraeus (Astraeus) princeps Barker, 1989
Astraeus (Astraeus) prothoracicus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) pygmaeus van de Poll, 1886
Astraeus (Astraeus) samouelli (Saunders, 1868)⇒ Astraeus mastersii MacLeay, 1872
Astraeus (Astraeus) simulator van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) smythi Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) sundholmi Barker, 2007
Astraeus (Astraeus) watsoni Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Astraeus) williamsi Barker, 1989
Astraeus (Astraeus) yarrattensis Barker, 1989
Astraeus (Depollus) aberrans van de Poll, 1886
Astraeus (Depollus) dedariensis Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Depollus) irregularis van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Depollus) lineatus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Depollus) multinotatus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Depollus) polli Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Depollus) powelli Barker, 1995
Astraeus (Depollus) robustus Barker, 1975
Astraeus (Depollus) tamminensis Barker, 1975
Astraeus caledonicus Fauvel, 1904
Astraeus cyaneus Kerremans, 1900
Astraeus hygrometricus
Astraeus samouellei Saunders, 1868
Astraeus vittatus van de Poll, 1889
Bulis bivittata Fabricius, 1801
Jelinekia barri Nelson, 1975
Kogania hyleae Kogan, 1961
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Neopolycesta inornata Péringuey, 1888
Paracastalia louwi Hohn, 1982
Parapolycesta cobosi Descarpentries, 1975
Paratrachys (Friendiella) alternecostata Levey, 1978
Paratrachys (Friendiella) argentatus Gestro, 1877
Paratrachys (Friendiella) azureus Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Friendiella) biroi Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys (Friendiella) blackburni Kerremans, 1896
Paratrachys (Friendiella) carinifrons Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Friendiella) cuneiformis Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Friendiella) curtus Théry, 1926
Paratrachys (Friendiella) gautierii Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Friendiella) loriae Kerremans, 1892
Paratrachys (Friendiella) marmorea Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Friendiella) papuana Obenberger, 1922
Paratrachys (Friendiella) papuanus Obenberger, 1924
Paratrachys (Friendiella) pygmaeus Kerremans, 1903
Paratrachys (Friendiella) queenslandica Bellamy & Wi..., 1995
Paratrachys (Friendiella) sachtlebeni Obenberger, 1958
Paratrachys (Friendiella) vermiculatus Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Friendiella) zebrinus Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys (Paratrachys) australia Bellamy & Wi..., 1995
Paratrachys australius Bellamy & Wi..., 1995
Paratrachys bakeri Obenberger, 1924
Paratrachys chinensis Obenberger, 1958
Paratrachys hederae Saunders, 1873
Paratrachys hederae formosana Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys hederae formosanus Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys hederae hederae
Paratrachys mixtipubescens Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys miyatakei Kurosawa, 1976
Paratrachys princeps Kurosawa, 1976
Paratrachys queenslandicus Bellamy & Wi..., 1995
Polycesta (Nelsonella) flavomaculata Nelson, 1960
Polycesta (Polycesta) angulosa Jacquelin du..., 1856
Polycesta (Polycesta) goryi Saunders, 1871
Polycesta (Tularensia) californica LeConte, 1857
Polycesta (Tularensia) cazieri Barr, 1949
Polycesta (Tularensia) crypta Barr, 1949
Polycesta (Tularensia) cyanea Chamberlin, 1933
Polycesta (Tularensia) elata LeConte, 1858Kalia
Polycesta (Tularensia) hageni Barr, 1949
Polycesta (Tularensia) tularensis Chamberlin, 1938Bigtree shoulderband
Polycesta abdita Barr, 1949
Polycesta aequinoxialis Thomson, 1878
Polycesta afghanica Volkovitsh, 1990
Polycesta arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
Polycesta arizonica acidota Cazier, 1951
Polycesta arizonica arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
Polycesta aruensis Obenberger, 1924
Polycesta bicolor Kerremans, 1897
Polycesta brunneipennis Fisher, 1949
Polycesta cavata (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Polycesta elata LeConte, 1858
Polycesta constrictinotum Westcott, 1998
Polycesta costata Solier, 1849
Polycesta costata paulseni Germain, 1892
Polycesta cuprofasciata Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta cyaneous (Chamberlin, 1933)⇒ Polycesta tularensis Chamberlin, 1938
Polycesta depressa Linnaeus, 1771
Polycesta deserticola Barr, 1974
Polycesta embriki Obenberger, 1936
Polycesta fossulata Péringuey, 1886
Polycesta hermani Cobos, 1981
Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
Polycesta mastersii MacLeay, 1872
Polycesta montezuma Gory & Laporte, 1838
Polycesta peringueyi Kerremans, 1909
Polycesta perlucida Kerremans, 1897
Polycesta plana Nelson, 2000
Polycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
Polycesta thomae Chevrolat, 1838
Polycesta velasco Gory & Laporte, 1838
Polycestina damarana Kerremans, 1906
Polycestina quatuordecimmaculata Fåhraeus, 1851
Polycestoides nishikawai Toyama, 1985
Polyctesis ohkurai Akiyama& Ohmomo, 1992
Polyctesis rhois Marseul, 1865
Prospheres alternecostata Levey, 1978
Prospheres aurantiopicta Laporte & Gory, 1837
Prospheres aurantiopictus Laporte & Gory, 1837Hoop-pine jewel beetle
Prospheres chrysocoma Fauvel, 1891
Prospheres moesta Carter, 1915
Prospheres norfolkensis Levey, 1978
Pseudocastalia bennigseni Kraatz, 1896
Sponsor picea Fisher, 1922
Strigoptera bimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Strigoptera obsoleta Chevrolat, 1841
Strigopteroides aegyptiaca Gmelin, 1790
Strigopteroides aegyptiaca aegyptiaca Gmelin, 1790
Strigopteroides aegyptiaca turcica Novak, 1995
Strigopteroides hellenica Cobos, 1990
Strigopteroides margotanae Novak, 1995
Thurntaxisia alexandri Schatzmayr, 1929
Thurntaxisia schoemani Holm, 1982
Xyroscelis bumana Williams & W..., 1986
Xyroscelis bumanna
Xyroscelis crocata Gory & Laporte, 1839

Subnodes of Polycestini with occurrences in Continents
SubtribeAcherusina
Cobos, 1980
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeAstraeusina
Cobos, 1980
1
58
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePolycestina
Lacordaire, 1857
13
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePolyctesina
Cobos, 1955
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeProspherina
Cobos, 1980
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePtosimina
Kerremans, 1902
2
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeXyroscelina
Cobos, 1955
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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