''Mikeius hartigi'' is a species of wasp found in Australia, the type species of its genus. Species of ''

Mikeius ''Mikeius'' is a genus of wasps found in Australia. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with hosts that induce galls on '' Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus'' species. The genus and six species were first described in 2008. In 2011, se ...

'' are thought to be associated with

hosts A host is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing hospitality during it. Host may also refer to: Places *Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County People *Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman *Michel Host ( ...

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'' species. Mikeius hartigi (Girault 1930) (''Amblynotus hartigi'' Girault 1930: replacement name for ''Amblynotus parvus'' Girault 1929, not Hartig 1840).

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