Mcateella
# Mcateella

Mcateella is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family Piesmatidae, first described by Carl John Drake in 1924 The genus name honours Waldo Lee McAtee. The genus is endemic to Australia and is found in all mainland states and territories, with the exception of Victoria and the ACT.

Elias and Cassis state that Mcateella feed not only on Acacias, but on a wide range of plants..

A phylogenetic analysis found that Miespa is a sister taxon of Mcateella, implying a transantarctic relationship.

## Species

As of 2022, the Australian Faunal Directory accepts the following species:

Mcateella austera Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella coolgardie Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella elongata Hacker, 1927 Mcateella esperancensis Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella exocarposa Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella gibber Drake, 1958 Mcateella interioris Hacker, 1928 Mcateella kwoki Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella reidi Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella schuhi Elias & Cassis, 2012 Mcateella splendida Drake, 1924

