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.
, the Australian Faunal Directory accepts the following species:
Mcateella austera <br> Mcateella coolgardie <br> Mcateella elongata <br> Mcateella esperancensis <br> Mcateella exocarposa <br> Mcateella gibber <br> Mcateella interioris <br> Mcateella kwoki <br> Mcateella reidi <br> Mcateella schuhi <br> Mcateella splendida