Polycesta

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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…

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