NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Polycestini
  Subfamily - Polycestinae
  Family - Buprestidae
  Superfamily - Buprestoidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subgenus - Polycesta (Polycesta)
      Subgenus - Polycesta (Arizonica)
      Subgenus - Polycesta (Nelsonella)
      Subgenus - Polycesta (Tularensia)