Mcateella

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Lygaeoidea

Familia: Piesmatidae
Subfamilia: Piesmatinae
Genus: Mcateella

Species: M. austera – M. coolgardie – M. elongata – M. esperancensis – M. exocarposa – M. gibber – M. interioris – M. reidi – M. schuhi – M. splendida
Name

Mcateella Drake, 1924

References
Original reference

Drake, C.J. 1924: A new genus and species of Piesmidae (Hemip.) Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 26(4): 85–86. BHL

References

Elias, M.A.; Cassis, G. 2012: Systematic revision, phylogeny and host plant associations of the Australian endemic genus Mcateella Drake (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Piesmatidae). Invertebrate systematics, 26(1): 83–114. DOI: 10.1071/IS11043

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Nomenclator Zoologicus [as Macateella]

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 analyis 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

"Australian Faunal Directory: Mcateella". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
Drake, C.J. (1924). "A new genus and species of Piesmidae (Hemip.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26: 85-86 [85].
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.