''Cicatrix schauffi'' is a species 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 ...
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
''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 ...
'' to the newly erected
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
''
Cicatrix''.
References
Cynipoidea
Insects described in 2008
Hymenoptera of Australia
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