Polycestinae

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