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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Polycestinae

Subfamily Polycestinae

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon Series Elateriformia
Superfamily Buprestoidea
Family Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
Subfamily Polycestinae

Tribe Acmaeoderini
Genus Acmaeoderoides
Species confusus - Acmaeoderoides confusus
Species distinctus - Acmaeoderoides distinctus
Species ferruginis - Acmaeoderoides ferruginis
Species humeralis - Acmaeoderoides humeralis
Species knulli - Acmaeoderoides knulli
Species rossi - Acmaeoderoides rossi
Species stramineus - Acmaeoderoides stramineus
Species verityi - Acmaeoderoides verityi
Subtribe Acmaeoderina
Genus Acmaeodera
Species acanthicola - Acmaeodera acanthicola
Species acuta - Acmaeodera acuta
Species adenostomae - Acmaeodera adenostomae
Species adenostomensis - Acmaeodera adenostomensis
Species alicia - Acmaeodera alicia
Species alpina - Acmaeodera alpina
Species amabilis - Acmaeodera amabilis
Species amplicollis - Acmaeodera amplicollis
Species angelica - Acmaeodera angelica
Species atactospilota - Acmaeodera atactospilota
Species auritincta - Acmaeodera auritincta
Species aurora - Acmaeodera aurora
Species bacchariphaga - Acmaeodera bacchariphaga
Species bishopiana - Acmaeodera bishopiana
Species bivulnera - Acmaeodera bivulnera
Species bowditchi - Acmaeodera bowditchi
Species carlota - Acmaeodera carlota
Species cazieri - Acmaeodera cazieri
Species chiricahuae - Acmaeodera chiricahuae
Species comata - Acmaeodera comata
Species condita - Acmaeodera condita
Species connexa - Acmaeodera connexa
Species conoidea - Acmaeodera conoidea
Species consors - Acmaeodera consors
Species convicta - Acmaeodera convicta
Species coquilletti - Acmaeodera coquilletti
Species cribricollis - Acmaeodera cribricollis
Species cuneata - Acmaeodera cuneata
Species curtilata - Acmaeodera curtilata
Species davidsoni - Acmaeodera davidsoni
Species decipiens - Acmaeodera decipiens
Species delumbis - Acmaeodera delumbis
Species depressa - Acmaeodera depressa
Species deviata - Acmaeodera deviata
Species diffusa - Acmaeodera diffusa
Species disjuncta - Acmaeodera disjuncta
Species dolorosa - Acmaeodera dolorosa
Species errans - Acmaeodera errans
Species fenyesi - Acmaeodera fenyesi
Species flavomarginata - Acmaeodera flavomarginata
Species flavopicta - Acmaeodera flavopicta
Species gibbula - Acmaeodera gibbula
Species gillespiensis - Acmaeodera gillespiensis
Species griffithi - Acmaeodera griffithi
Species haemorrhoa - Acmaeodera haemorrhoa
Species hepburnii - Acmaeodera hepburnii
Species holsteni - Holsten's Flower Buprestid
Species horni - Acmaeodera horni
Species idahoensis - Acmaeodera idahoensis
Species immaculata - Acmaeodera immaculata
Species inopinata - Acmaeodera inopinata
Species jocosa - Acmaeodera jocosa
Species knowltoni - Acmaeodera knowltoni
Species labyrinthica - Acmaeodera labyrinthica
Species latiflava - Acmaeodera latiflava
Subspecies latiflava - Acmaeodera latiflava latiflava
Subspecies lineipicta - Acmaeodera latiflava lineipicta
Species ligulata - Acmaeodera ligulata
Species linsleyi - Acmaeodera linsleyi
Species lupinae - Acmaeodera lupinae
Species macra - Acmaeodera macra
Species maculifera - Acmaeodera maculifera
Species marginenotata - Acmaeodera marginenotata
Species mariposa - Acmaeodera mariposa
Subspecies dohrni - Acmaeodera mariposa dohrni
Species miliaris - Acmaeodera miliaris
Species mimicata - Acmaeodera mimicata
Species mixta - Acmaeodera mixta
Species mojavei - Acmaeodera mojavei
Species natlovei - Acmaeodera natlovei
Species navajo - Acmaeodera navajo
Species neglecta - Acmaeodera neglecta
Species nelsoni - Acmaeodera nelsoni
Species neoneglecta - Acmaeodera neoneglecta
Species nevadica - Acmaeodera nevadica
Species nexa - Acmaeodera nexa
Species nigrovittata - Acmaeodera nigrovittata
Species obtusa - Acmaeodera obtusa
Species opacula - Acmaeodera opacula
Species opuntiae - Acmaeodera opuntiae
Species ornata - Acmaeodera ornata
Species ornatoides - Acmaeodera ornatoides
Species panamintensis - Acmaeodera panamintensis
Species paradisjuncta - Acmaeodera paradisjuncta
Species parkeri - Acmaeodera parkeri
Species perlanosa - Acmaeodera perlanosa
Species pinalorum - Acmaeodera pinalorum
Species plagiaticauda - Acmaeodera plagiaticauda
Species pletura - Acmaeodera pletura
Species princeps - Acmaeodera princeps
Species prorsa - Acmaeodera prorsa
Species pubiventris - Acmaeodera pubiventris
Subspecies lanata - Acmaeodera pubiventris lanata
Subspecies pubiventris - Acmaeodera pubiventris pubiventris
Subspecies panocheae - Acmaeodera pubiventris panocheae
Subspecies yumae - Acmaeodera pubiventris yumae
Species pulchella - Acmaeodera pulchella
Species pullata - Acmaeodera pullata
Species purshiae - Bitterbrush Jewel Beetle
Species quadriseriata - Acmaeodera quadriseriata
Species quadrivittata - Acmaeodera quadrivittata
Species quadrivittatoides - Acmaeodera quadrivittatoides
No Taxon quadrivittata complex
Species recticollis - Acmaeodera recticollis
Species recticolloides - Acmaeodera recticolloides
Species resplendens - Acmaeodera resplendens
Species retifera - Acmaeodera retifera
Species riograndei - Acmaeodera riograndei
Species robigo - Acmaeodera robigo
Species robusta - Acmaeodera robusta
Species rubrocuprea - Acmaeodera rubrocuprea
Species rubronotata - Acmaeodera rubronotata
Species sabinae - Acmaeodera sabinae
Species scalaris - Acmaeodera scalaris
Species serena - Acmaeodera serena
Species simulata - Acmaeodera simulata
Species sinuata - Acmaeodera sinuata
Subspecies sexnotata - Acmaeodera sinuata sexnotata
Subspecies sinuata - Acmaeodera sinuata sinuata
Species solitaria - Acmaeodera solitaria
Species sphaeralceae - Acmaeodera sphaeralceae
Species starrae - Acmaeodera starrae
Species tenebricosa - Acmaeodera tenebricosa
Species texana - Acmaeodera texana
Species tildenorum - Acmaeodera tildenorum
Species tiquilia - Acmaeodera tiquilia
Species tubulus - Acmaeodera tubulus
Species tuta - Acmaeodera tuta
Species uvaldensis - Acmaeodera uvaldensis
Species vandykei - Acmaeodera vandykei
Species variegata - Acmaeodera variegata
Species verityi - Acmaeodera verityi
Species vernalis - Acmaeodera vernalis
Species vulturei - Acmaeodera vulturei
Species wenzeli - Acmaeodera wenzeli
Species wheeleri - Acmaeodera wheeleri
Species wickenburgana - Acmaeodera wickenburgana
Species xanthosticta - Acmaeodera xanthosticta
No Taxon Subgenus Squamodera
Species barri - Acmaeodera barri
Species constricticollis - Acmaeodera constricticollis
Species ephedrae - Acmaeodera ephedrae
Species vanduzeei - Acmaeodera vanduzeei
No Taxon mixta or obtusa
No Taxon multiple species together
No Taxon expert-reviewed images & snippets -- temporary page
Genus Acmaeoderopsis
Species chisosensis - Acmaeoderopsis chisosensis
Species guttifera - Acmaeoderopsis guttifera
Species hassayampae - Acmaeoderopsis hassayampae
Species hualpaiana - Acmaeoderopsis hualpaiana
Species hulli - Acmaeoderopsis hulli
Species jaguarina - Acmaeoderopsis jaguarina
Species junki - Acmaeoderopsis junki
Species paravaripilis - Acmaeoderopsis paravaripilis
Species prosopis - Acmaeoderopsis prosopis
Species rockefelleri - Acmaeoderopsis rockefelleri
Species westcotti - Acmaeoderopsis westcotti
Genus Anambodera
Species gemina - Anambodera gemina
No Taxon gemina complex
Species lucksani - Anambodera lucksani
Species nebulosa - Anambodera nebulosa
Species palmarum - Anambodera palmarum
Species santarosae - Anambodera santarosae
No Taxon undescribed sp.
Tribe Haplostethini
Genus Mastogenius
Species castlei - Mastogenius castlei
Species crenulatus - Mastogenius crenulatus
Species robustus - Mastogenius robustus
Species subcyaneus - Mastogenius subcyaneus
Genus Trigonogya
Species reticulaticollis - Trigonogya reticulaticollis
Tribe Thrincopygini
Genus Chrysophana
Species conicola - Chrysophana conicola
Species placida - Chrysophana placida
Genus Thrincopyge
Species alacris - Thrincopyge alacris
Species ambiens - Thrincopyge ambiens
Genus Beerellus
Species taxodii - Beerellus taxodii
Genus Paratyndaris
No Taxon subgenus Knulliella
Species chamaeleonis - Paratyndaris chamaeleonis
Species suturalis - Paratyndaris suturalis
No Taxon subgenus Waltersia
Species knulli - Paratyndaris knulli
No Taxon subgenus Paratyndaris
Species acaciae - Paratyndaris acaciae
Species albofasciata - Paratyndaris albofasciata
Species cincta - Paratyndaris cincta
Species coursetiae - Paratyndaris coursetiae
Species crandalli - Paratyndaris crandalli
Species olneyae - Paratyndaris olneyae
Species prosopis - Paratyndaris prosopis
Species tucsoni - Paratyndaris tucsoni
Genus Polycesta
No Taxon subgenus Polycesta
Species goryi - Polycesta goryi
No Taxon Subgenus Arizonica
Species arizonica - Polycesta arizonica
Species aruensis - Polycesta (Arizonica) aruensis
Species flavomaculata - Polycesta (Nelsonella) flavomaculata
No Taxon subgenus Tularensia
Species californica - Polycesta californica
Species crypta - Polycesta crypta
Species cyanea - Polycesta cyanea
Species elata - Polycesta elata
Species hageni - Polycesta hageni
Species tularensis - Polycesta tularensis
Genus Ptosima
Species walshii - Ptosima walshii
Species laeta - Texas Redbud Borer
Species idolynae - Ptosima idolynae
Species gibbicollis - Redbud Borer
Genus Strigoptera
Species bimaculata - Strigoptera bimaculata

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