''Mcateella'' is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family

Piesmatidae Piesmatidae is a small family of true bugs, commonly called ash-grey leaf bugs. The Piesmatidae are distributed mostly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with some occurring in Africa, Australia and South America. A common species found throu ...

, first described by

Carl John Drake Carl John Drake (July 28, 1885— October 2, 1965) was an American entomologist and zoologist. He specialized in the systematics of the Hemiptera apart from applied entomology in the control of crop pests. Biography Drake was born in 1885, in Ea ...

in 1924 The genus name honours

Waldo Lee McAtee Waldo Lee McAtee (21 January 1883 - 7 January 1962) was an American ecologist and ornithologist. He wrote extensively about the feeding habits of birds and mammals and described over 460 new species of insects. Early life and education Waldo Lee ...

. The genus is endemic to

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and is found in all mainland states and territories, with the exception of

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and the ACT. Elias and Cassis state that ''Mcateella'' feed not only on ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

s'', but on a wide range of plants.. A phylogenetic analysis found that ''Miespa'' is a sister taxon of ''Mcateella'', implying a transantarctic relationship.

Species

, the

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accepts the following species: '' Mcateella austera''
'' Mcateella coolgardie''
'' Mcateella elongata''
'' Mcateella esperancensis''
'' Mcateella exocarposa''
'' Mcateella gibber''
'' Mcateella interioris''
'' Mcateella kwoki''
'' Mcateella reidi''
'' Mcateella schuhi''
'' Mcateella splendida''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21225326 Piesmatidae Hemiptera of Australia Insects described in 1924 Pentatomomorpha genera

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