Polycesta is a widespread genus of jewel beetles (family Buprestidae) in the subfamily Polycestinae, containing the following species:
Polycesta aequinoxialis Thomson, 1878 Polycesta aethiops Saunders, 1870 Polycesta afghanica Volkovitsh in Alexeev, et al., 1990 Polycesta alternans Waterhouse, 1904 Polycesta angulosa Jacqueline du Val, 1857 Polycesta arizonica Schaeffer, 1906 Polycesta aruensis Obenberger, 1924 (= P.deserticola) Polycesta bahamensis Moore & Diéguez, 2008 Polycesta bicolor Kerremans, 1897 Polycesta bilyi Cobos, 1990 Polycesta brunneipennis Fisher, 1949 Polycesta californica LeConte, 1857 Polycesta cazieri Barr, 1949 Polycesta constrictinotum Westcott, 1998 Polycesta cortezii Thomson, 1878 Polycesta costata (Solier, 1849) Polycesta crypta Barr, 1949 Polycesta cubae Chevrolat, 1838 Polycesta cuprofasciata Moore & Diéguez, 2008 Polycesta cyanea Chamberlin, 1933 Polycesta cyanipes (Fabricius, 1787) Polycesta decorata Moore & Diéguez, 2008 Polycesta depressa (Linnaeus, 1771) Polycesta dominicana Cobos, 1990 Polycesta elata LeConte, 1858 Polycesta embriki Obenberger, 1936 Polycesta excavata Blanchard, 1846 Polycesta fisheri Obenberger, 1936 Polycesta flavomaculata Nelson, 1960 Polycesta fossulata (Péringuey, 1886) Polycesta garcetei Moore & Diéguez, 2008 Polycesta goryi Saunders, 1871 Polycesta gossei Waterhouse, 1904 Polycesta guanacastensis Moore & Diéguez, 2008 Polycesta hageni Barr, 1949 Polycesta hermani Cobos, 1981 Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930 Polycesta iranica (Obenberger, 1923) Polycesta mastersii Macleay, 1872 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 & Diéguez, 2008 Polycesta thomae Chevrolat, 1838 Polycesta tonkinea Fairmaire, 1889 Polycesta tularensis Chamberlin, 1938 Polycesta variegata Waterhouse, 1904 Polycesta velasco Gory & Laporte, 1838 Polycesta viridicostata Neef de Sainval, 1998
Subgenera have been proposed as follows:Nelson, G.H. (1997): Designations of type species for subgeneric names proposed by Cobos in the genus Polycesta Solier (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 51(4): 318. Polycesta (Arizonica) – P.aruensis and relatives Polycesta (Jamaiquesia) Polycesta (Nelsonella) Polycesta (Polycesta) Polycesta (Tularensia) – P.tularensis and relatives
Polycesta (Theryola), containing only P.touzalini, turned out to be closer to Xenopsis and was elevated to a distinct genus Theryola.
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