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]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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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
editAs 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
Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Australian Faunal Directory: Mcateella". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ 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].
- ^ 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.