- Source: Mcateella
Mcateella is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family Piesmatidae, first described by Carl John Drake in 1924 The genus name honours Waldo Lee McAtee. The genus is endemic to Australia and is found in all mainland states and territories, with the exception of Victoria and the ACT.
Elias and Cassis state that Mcateella feed not only on Acacias, but on a wide range of plants..
A phylogenetic analysis found that Miespa is a sister taxon of Mcateella, implying a transantarctic relationship.
Species
As of 2022, the Australian Faunal Directory accepts the following species:
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.
