Polycestinae#Paratrachyini
{{short description|Subfamily of beetles}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Polycestinae
| image = Polycesta costata paulseni (15975415421).jpg
| image_caption = Polycesta costata (size: 16.5mm)
| authority = Lacordaire, 1857
| subdivision_ranks = Tribes
| subdivision =
- Acmaeoderini Kerremans, 1893
- Astraeini Cobos, 1980
- Bulini Bellamy, 1995
- Haplostethini Leconte, 1861
- Paratrachyini Cobos, 1980
- Perucolini Cobos, 1980
- Polycestini Lacordaire, 1857
- Polyctesini Cobos, 1955
- Prospherini Cobos, 1980
- Ptosimini Kerremans, 1902
- Thrincopygini Leconte, 1861
- Tyndarini Cobos, 1955
- Xyroscelini Cobos, 1955
}}
Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: known as "jewel beetles".
Tribes and Genera
=[[Acmaeoderini]]=
File:Acmaeodera_pilosellae_up1.jpg
File:(MHNT) Acmaeoderella flavofasciata on Ammis majus (close up).jpg
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[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id406072/ BioLib.cz: subtribus Acmaeoderina Kerremans, 1893]
- 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[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id406087/ BioLib.cz]: tribus
Paratrachyini Cobos, 1980 (retrieved 12 July 2021)
- Paratrachys Saunders, 1873
- Sponsor Gory & Laporte, 1839
=Perucolini=
Authority: Cobos, 1980
- Perucola Thery, 1925
=Polycestini=
File:Strigoptera bimaculata (Linnaeus,1758) 20 mm Buprestidae (26872673443).jpg]]
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[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id854729/ Biolib.Cz: subtribus Xenopseina Volkovitsh, 2008 ]
- Theryola Nelson, 1997
- Sommaia Toyama, 1985
- Xenopsis Saunders, 1867 (synonym Paraxenopsis Cobos, 1980)[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id406097/ genus Xenopsis Saunders, 1867]
=Polyctesini=
File:Jewel_Beetle_(Schoutedeniastes_ohkurai)_(8283559119).jpg
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