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Checklist for Tribe Polycestini Lacordaire, 1857
and region Ecozones


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
152
13621
245492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
138
11892
200777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
30
1046
25347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
2
296
11197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
293
11189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
70
1441
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolycestini
Lacordaire, 1857
29
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
29 Genera with 283 Species
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Agenjosiana Cobos, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aldabrica Cobos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bilyesta Bellamy, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Bulis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cobosesta Holm, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Jelinekia Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Kogania Cobos, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Madecacesta Descarpentries, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Madecastalia Descarpentries, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropolycesta Cobos, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Paracastalia Kerremans, 19828SpeciesTaxom
Parapolycesta Cobos, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachys Saunders, 199239SpeciesTaxom
Perucola Théry, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 199860SpeciesTaxom
Polycestaxia Cobos, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polycestaxis Obenberger, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Polycestella Kerremans, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Polycestina Cobos, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Polycestoides Kerremans, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Polyctesis Marseul, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 19826SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycesta Cobos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1965125SpeciesTaxom
Strigoptera Dejean, 200516SpeciesTaxom
Strigopteroides Cobos, 19958SpeciesTaxom
Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsis Saunders, 20087SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
283 Species and 19 Subspecies
Agenjosiana manni Fisher, 1925
Aldabrica fryeri Kerremans, 1914
Bilyesta dactylozoides Bellamy, 1998
Bulis bivittata Fabricius, 1801
Cobosesta mandli Cobos, 1981
Jelinekia barri Nelson, 1975
Kogania hyleae Kogan, 1961
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
Paratrachys (Friendiella) biroi Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys (Friendiella) cuneiformis Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys bakeri Obenberger, 1924
Paratrachys chinensis Obenberger, 1958
Paratrachys chujoi Kurosawa, 1976
Paratrachys cobosi Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys cornutus Bílý, 1994
Paratrachys fergussonicus Kerremans, 1900
Paratrachys fisheri Obenberger, 1924
Paratrachys formosana Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys hederae Saunders, 1873
Paratrachys hederae formosanus Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys hederoides Cobos, 1980
Paratrachys hypocrita Fairmaire, 1889
Paratrachys hypocritus Fairmaire, 1889
Paratrachys hypocritus cobosi Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys hypocritus miyatakei Kurosawa, 1976
Paratrachys hypocritus vietnamensis Cobos, 1980
Paratrachys kannegieteri Obenberger, 1924
Paratrachys kannegieteri aliciae Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys kannegieteri stevei Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys kasaharai Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys kurosawai Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys marylae Holynski, 1992
Paratrachys mixtipubescens Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys nadjus Cobos, 1980
Paratrachys nigricans Kerremans, 1890
Paratrachys nigricans bengalensis Théry, 1940
Paratrachys nigritus Deyrolle, 1864
Paratrachys pilifrons Kerremans, 1900
Paratrachys princeps Kurosawa, 1976
Paratrachys princeps chujoi Kurosawa, 1976
Paratrachys princeps kasaharai Kurosawa, 1985
Paratrachys sinicola Obenberger, 1958
Paratrachys sinicolus Obenberger, 1958
Paratrachys srogli Obenberger, 1932
Paratrachys strandi Obenberger, 1932
Paratrachys taboureli Cobos, 1980
Paratrachys tonyi Holynski, 1992
Perucola picturata Théry, 1925
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 aethiops Voet, 1806
Polycesta afghanica Volkovitsh, 1990
Polycesta alternans Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
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 cyaneous (Chamberlin, 1933)⇒ Polycesta tularensis Chamberlin, 1938
Polycesta cyanipes Fabricius, 1787
Polycesta decorata Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta depressa Linnaeus, 1771
Polycesta deserticola Barr, 1974
Polycesta dominicana Cobos, 1990
Polycesta embriki Obenberger, 1936
Polycesta excavata Blanchard, 1846
Polycesta fisheri Obenberger, 1936
Polycesta fossulata Péringuey, 1886
Polycesta garcetei Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta gossei Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta guanacastensis Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta hermani Cobos, 1981
Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
Polycesta iranica Obenberger, 1923
Polycesta montezuma Gory & Laporte, 1838
Polycesta olivieri Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta perfecta Kerremans, 1914
Polycesta peringueyi Kerremans, 1909
Polycesta perlucida Kerremans, 1897
Polycesta plana Nelson, 2000
Polycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
Polycesta regularis Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta strandi Obenberger, 1928
Polycesta tamarugalis Moore & Diég..., 2008
Polycesta thomae Chevrolat, 1838
Polycesta tonkinea Fairmaire, 1889
Polycesta touzalini Théry, 1922
Polycesta variegata Waterhouse, 1904
Polycesta velasco Gory & Laporte, 1838
Polycesta viridicostata Neef de Sainval, 1998
Polycestaxia howas Kerremans, 1894
Polycestaxis carinicollis Obenberger, 1920
Polycestella curta Kerremans, 1892
Polycestina damarana Kerremans, 1906
Polycestina kameli Neef de Sainval, 2002
Polycestina quatuordecimmaculata Fåhraeus, 1851
Polycestoides chrysis Kerremans, 1902
Polycestoides nishikawai Toyama, 1985
Polyctesis foveicollis Fairmaire, 1889
Polyctesis hauseri Obenberger, 1934
Polyctesis johanidesi Bílý, 1997
Polyctesis rhois Marseul, 1865
Polyctesis strandi Obenberger, 1934
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 gianassoi Novak, 2002
Sponsor grandis Lesne, 1937
Sponsor granulicollis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor gyrinoides Lesne, 1918
Sponsor ignipennis Descarpentries, 1965
Sponsor indicus Lesne, 1937
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 picea Fisher, 1922
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 annamica Nonfried, 1895
Strigoptera auromaculata Saunders, 1867
Strigoptera bettoni Waterhouse, 1904
Strigoptera bimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Strigoptera bipustulata Boisduval, 1835
Strigoptera borneensis Obenberger, 1924
Strigoptera cyanipennis Deyrolle, 1864
Strigoptera fairmairei Waterhouse, 1904
Strigoptera impustulata Gory, 1841
Strigoptera kubani Bellamy, 2006
Strigoptera obscura Gestro, 1877
Strigoptera obsoleta Chevrolat, 1841
Strigoptera pacifica Boisduval, 1835
Strigoptera pulchra Waterhouse, 1904
Strigoptera rubripennis Théry, 1923
Strigoptera socotra Zabransky, 2005
Strigopteroides aegyptiaca Gmelin, 1790
Strigopteroides aegyptiaca turcica Novak, 1995
Strigopteroides castelnaudi Saunders, 1871
Strigopteroides depressa Fabricius, 1775
Strigopteroides hellenica Cobos, 1990
Strigopteroides margotanae Novak, 1995
Strigopteroides semenowi Obenberger, 1934
Strigopteroides turcica G. Novak, 1995
Thurntaxisia alexandri Schatzmayr, 1929
Thurntaxisia cottyi Fairmairei, 1866
Thurntaxisia madoni Théry, 1931
Thurntaxisia schoemani Holm, 1982
Xenopsis akiyamai Volkovitsh, 2009
Xenopsis boschmai Théry, 1935
Xenopsis kubani Volkovitsh, 2009
Xenopsis laevis Saunders, 1867
Xenopsis pacholatkoi Volkovitsh, 2008
Xenopsis violaceocyanea Volkovitsh, 2008
Xenopsis woodleyi Volkovitsh, 2008

Subnodes of Polycestini with occurrences in Ecozones
SubtribeAcherusina
Cobos, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePerucolina
Cobos, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePolycestina
Lacordaire, 1857
22
118
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePolyctesina
Cobos, 1955
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePtosimina
Kerremans, 1902
2
150
Genera
Species

Taxom



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