Mcateella

Mcateella
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Species

As of 2022, 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

Further reading

  • Michael A. Elias; Gerasimos Cassis (2012). "Systematic revision, phylogeny and host plant associations of the Australian endemic genus Mcateella Drake (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Piesmatidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 26 (1): 83. doi:10.1071/IS11043. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q54664824.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Australian Faunal Directory: Mcateella". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  2. ^ a b Drake, C.J. (1924). "A new genus and species of Piesmidae (Hemip.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26: 85-86 [85].
  3. ^ a b c Michael A. Elias; Gerasimos Cassis (2012). "Systematic revision, phylogeny and host plant associations of the Australian endemic genus Mcateella Drake (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Piesmatidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 26 (1): 83. doi:10.1071/IS11043. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q54664824.