''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
hosts that induce
galls 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 n ...
'' and ''
Eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of Flowering plant, flowering trees, shrubs or Mallee (habit), mallees in the Myrtaceae, myrtle Family (biology), family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the Tribe (biology) ...
'' 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
''Palmiriella neumanni'' is a species of wasp found in Australia. It was initially described as ''Mikeius neumanni'' in 2008 by Matthew Buffington. In a 2011 revision, the species was moved to the newly erected monotypic genus (biology), genus ' ...
''.
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
*Paretas-M ...
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Buffington, 2008
* ''
Mikeius hartigi
''Mikeius hartigi'' is a species of wasp found in Australia, the type species of its genus. Species of ''Mikeius'' are thought to be associated with host (biology), hosts that induce galls on ''Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus'' species.
Mikeius hartig ...
''
Buffington, 2008
Formerly accepted:
* ''Mikeius neumanni''
Buffington, 2008, now ''
Palmiriella neumanni
''Palmiriella neumanni'' is a species of wasp found in Australia. It was initially described as ''Mikeius neumanni'' in 2008 by Matthew Buffington. In a 2011 revision, the species was moved to the newly erected monotypic genus ''Palmiriella'' ...
''
* ''Mikeius schauffi''
Buffington, 2008, now ''
Cicatrix schauffi''
References
Hymenoptera genera
Insects described in 2008
Cynipoidea
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