| Mikeius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Cynipoidea |
| Family: | Figitidae |
| Subfamily: | Mikeiinae |
| Genus: | Mikeius Buffington, 2008 |
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, 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 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
References
- ^ Buffington, Matthew L (2008). "A revision of Australian Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) with a description of a new genus and six new species". Australian Journal of Entomology. 47 (3): 203–212. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00647.x. ISSN 1326-6756.
- ^ Paretas-Martínez, J.; Restrepo-Ortiz, C.; Buffington, M.; Pujade-Villar, J. (2011-06-17). "Systematics of Australian Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with descriptions of Mikeiinae, new subfamily, two new genera, and three new species". ZooKeys (108): 21–48. doi:10.3897/zookeys.108.829. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3119314. PMID 21852926.
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