title: Polycestinae
text: # 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
  