''Mikeius'' is a genus of
wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. ...
s found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with
hosts
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Host may also refer to:
Places
*Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County
People
*Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman
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that induce
galls on ''
Acacia'' and ''
Eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as e ...
'' species.
The genus and six species were first described in 2008.
In 2011, several alterations were made to the taxonomy of ''Mikeius''. One new species, ''M. clavatus'', was described, and a new subfamily,
Mikeiinae, was erected from
Thrasorinae.
''M. neumanni'' was transferred to the new genus ''
Cicatrix
''Cicatrix'' is a genus of wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like ...
'' and ''M. schauffi'' was transferred to the new genus ''
Palmiriella''.
Species
Currently accepted:
* ''
Mikeius berryi''
Buffington, 2008
* ''
Mikeius clavatus''
Pujade-Villar & Restrepo-Ortiz, 2011
* ''
Mikeius gatesi''
Buffington, 2008
* ''
Mikeius grandawi''
Buffington, 2008
* ''
Mikeius hartigi''
Buffington, 2008
Formerly accepted:
* ''Mikeius neumanni''
Buffington, 2008, now ''
Palmiriella neumanni''
* ''Mikeius schauffi''
Buffington, 2008, now ''
Cicatrix schauffi
''Cicatrix schauffi'' is a species of wasp found in Australia. It was initially described as ''Mikeius schauffi'' in 2008 by Matthew Buffington. In a 2011 revision, the species was moved from '' Mikeius'' to the newly erected genus ''Cicatrix
...
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References
Hymenoptera genera
Insects described in 2008
Cynipoidea
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