''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. Th ...

s found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with

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that induce

gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...

s 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 ...

'' 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 euca ...

'' 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'' and ''M. schauffi'' was transferred to the new genus '' Palmiriella''.

Species

Currently accepted: * ''

Mikeius berryi ''Mikeius berryi'' is a species of wasp found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with hosts that induce galls on ''Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering ...

'' Buffington, 2008 * ''

Mikeius clavatus ''Mikeius'' is a genus of wasps found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with host (biology), hosts that induce galls on ''Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus'' species. The genus and six species were first described in 200 ...

'' Pujade-Villar & Restrepo-Ortiz, 2011 * ''

Mikeius gatesi ''Mikeius gatesi'' is a species of wasp found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with hosts that induce galls on ''Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering ...

'' Buffington, 2008 * ''

Mikeius grandawi ''Mikeius grandawi'' is a species of wasp found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with host (biology), hosts that induce galls on ''Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus'' species. References Further reading

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'' 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 ...

References

Hymenoptera genera Insects described in 2008 Cynipoidea {{Wasp-stub