Polycestinae

Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: known as "jewel beetles".

Tribes and Genera
The following genera are included:

Acmaeoderini
Authority: Kerremans, 1893
 * subtribe Acmaeoderina Kerremans, 1893
 * Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1829
 * Acmaeoderella Cobos, 1955
 * Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke, 1942
 * Acmaeoderopsis Barr, 1974
 * Anambodera Barr, 1974
 * Atacamita Moore, 1985
 * Brachmaeodera Volkovitsh & Bellamy, 1992
 * Cochinchinula Volkovitsh, 1984
 * Microacmaeodera Cobos, 1966
 * Squamodera Nelson, 1996
 * Thaichinula Volkovitsh, 2008
 * Xantheremia Volkovitsh, 1979
 * subtribe Odetteina Volkovitsh, 2001
 * Odettea Baudon, 1966
 * subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955
 * Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke, 1942
 * Nothomorpha Saunders, 1871
 * Nothomorphoides Holm, 1986
 * Paracmaeoderoides Bellamy & Westcott, 1996

Astraeini
Authority: Cobos, 1980
 * Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 1837

Bulini
Authority: Bellamy, 1995; a.k.a. Bulis genus group [tribal level] sensu Volkovitsh, 2001
 * Bulis Laporte & Gory, 1837

Haplostethini
Authority: LeConte, 1861
 * Ankareus Kerremans, 1894
 * Exaesthetus Waterhouse, 1889
 * Helferella Cobos, 1957
 * Mastogenius Solier, 1849
 * Micrasta Kerremans, 1893
 * Namibogenius Bellamy, 1996
 * Neomastogenius Toyama, 1983
 * Pseudotrigonogya Manley, 1986
 * Siamastogenius Toyama, 1983
 * Trigonogya Schaeffer, 1919

Paratrachyini
Authority: Cobos, 1980; Synonyms: Paratrachini, Paratrachydini, Paratrachysae: all Cobos, 1980


 * Paratrachys Saunders, 1873
 * Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1839

Perucolini
Authority: Cobos, 1980
 * Perucola Thery, 1925

Polycestini
Authority: Lacordaire, 1857
 * Agenjosiana Cobos, 1981
 * Aldabrica Cobos, 1981
 * Bilyesta Bellamy, 1999
 * Castaliella Cobos, 1981
 * Cobosesta Holm, 1982
 * Jelinekia Cobos, 1981
 * Kogania Cobos, 1981
 * Madecacesta Descarpentries, 1975
 * Madecastalia Descaprentries, 1975
 * Micropolycesta Cobos, 1981
 * Neopolycesta Kerremans, 1906
 * Paracastalia Kerremans, 1902
 * Paracmaeoderoides Bellamy & Westcott, 1996
 * Parapolycesta Cobos, 1981
 * Polycesta Dejean, 1833
 * Polycestaxia Cobos, 1981
 * Polycestaxis Obenberger, 1920
 * Polycestella Kerremans, 1902
 * Polycestina Cobos, 1981
 * Polycestina Cobos, 1981
 * Polycestoides Kerremans, 1902
 * Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 1896
 * Pseudopolycesta Cobos, 1981
 * Strigoptera Dejean, 1833
 * Strigopteroides Cobos, 1981
 * Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 1929
 * subtribe Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008
 * Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986
 * Theryola Nelson, 1997
 * Sommaia Toyama, 1985
 * Xenopsis Saunders, 1867 (synonym Paraxenopsis Cobos, 1980 )

Polyctesini
Authority: Cobos, 1955
 * Bellamyina Bily, 1994
 * Polycestis Marseul, 1865
 * Schoutedeniastes Burgeon, 1941
 * Svatactesis Volkovitsh, 2016

Prospherini
Authority: Cobos, 1980
 * Blepharum Thomson, 1878
 * Hiperleptodema Bellamy, 1998
 * Prospheres Saunders, 1868

Ptosimini
Authority: Kerremans, 1902
 * Ptosima Dejean, 1833
 * Richtersveldia Bellamy, 2005

Thrincopygini
Authority: LeConte, 1861
 * Beerellus Nelson, 1982
 * Chrysophana LeConte, 1860
 * Thrincopyge LeConte, 1858

Tyndarini
Authority: Cobos, 1955
 * Ancylotela Waterhouse, 1882
 * Neocypetes Cobos, 1973
 * Ocypetes Saunders, 1871
 * Bordonia Cobos, 1980
 * Paraancylotela Cobos, 1959
 * Paratyndaris Fisher, 1919
 * Pelycothorax Bellamy & Westcott, 1996
 * Tyndaris Thomson, 1857
 * Hayekina Cobos, 1980
 * Mimicoclytrina Bellamy, 2003
 * Tyndarimorpha Moore & Dieguez, 2006
 * Pseudacherusia Bellamy, 2005

Xyroscelini
Authority: Cobos, 1955
 * Xyroscelis Saunders, 1868