Mikeius
| Mikeius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Figitidae |
| Subfamily: | Mikeiinae Paretas-Martínez & Pujade-Villar, 2011 |
| 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.[1]
The genus and six species were first described in 2008.[1] 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.[2] M. neumanni was transferred to the new genus Cicatrix and M. schauffi was transferred to the new genus Palmiriella.[2]
Species
[edit]Currently accepted:
- Mikeius berryi Buffington, 2008
- Mikeius clavatus Pujade-Villar & Restrepo-Ortiz, 2011[2]
- Mikeius gatesi Buffington, 2008
- Mikeius grandawi Buffington, 2008
- Mikeius hartigi Buffington, 2008
Formerly accepted:[2]
- Mikeius neumanni Buffington, 2008, now Palmiriella neumanni
- Mikeius schauffi Buffington, 2008, now Cicatrix schauffi
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.[dead link]
- 1 2 3 4 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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