Mcateella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Piesmatidae |
Subfamily: | Piesmatinae |
Genus: |
Mcateella Drake, 1924 [1] |
Type species | |
Mcateella splendida
Drake, 1924
|
Mcateella is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family Piesmatidae, [1] first described by Carl John Drake in 1924 [1] [2] The genus name honours Waldo Lee McAtee. [2] The genus is endemic to Australia [3] and is found in all mainland states and territories, with the exception of Victoria and the ACT. [1]
Elias and Cassis state that Mcateella feed not only on Acacias, but on a wide range of plants. [3].
A phylogenetic analysis found that Miespa is a sister taxon of Mcateella, implying a transantarctic relationship. [3]
As of 2022 [update], the Australian Faunal Directory accepts the following species: [1]
Mcateella austera Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella coolgardie Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella elongata Hacker, 1927
Mcateella esperancensis Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella exocarposa Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella gibber Drake, 1958
Mcateella interioris Hacker, 1928
Mcateella kwoki Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella reidi Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella schuhi Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella splendida Drake, 1924
Mcateella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Piesmatidae |
Subfamily: | Piesmatinae |
Genus: |
Mcateella Drake, 1924 [1] |
Type species | |
Mcateella splendida
Drake, 1924
|
Mcateella is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family Piesmatidae, [1] first described by Carl John Drake in 1924 [1] [2] The genus name honours Waldo Lee McAtee. [2] The genus is endemic to Australia [3] and is found in all mainland states and territories, with the exception of Victoria and the ACT. [1]
Elias and Cassis state that Mcateella feed not only on Acacias, but on a wide range of plants. [3].
A phylogenetic analysis found that Miespa is a sister taxon of Mcateella, implying a transantarctic relationship. [3]
As of 2022 [update], the Australian Faunal Directory accepts the following species: [1]
Mcateella austera Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella coolgardie Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella elongata Hacker, 1927
Mcateella esperancensis Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella exocarposa Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella gibber Drake, 1958
Mcateella interioris Hacker, 1928
Mcateella kwoki Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella reidi Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella schuhi Elias & Cassis, 2012
Mcateella splendida Drake, 1924