Claim · model-written summary
A black shield bug frequently visits flowers and fruits.
- Taxon
- Pilostyles boyacensisPilostyles boyacensist0
- Interactor
- a black shield buge0other
- Outcome
- frequent visitors to flowers and fruitse0
Verbatim
e0“Camponotus ants and a black shield bug are frequent visitors to flowers and fruits”
t0“Pilostyles boyacensis”
Title
Pilostyles boyacensis, a new species of Apodanthaceae (Cucurbitales) from Colombia
Favio Gonzalez; Natalia Pabon Mora Phytotaxa 2014. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.178.2.5
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Pilostyles boyacensis was described as a new species from Colombia.
- Observation The species occurred at 2000–2415 m and parasitized Dalea cuatrecasasii.
- Observation The species was distinguished by monoecy, small tubular flowers, five or six white petals, and three to four rows of pollen sacs.
- Observation Its locations are among the highest for the genus in the Americas.
- Association Its Dalea-host lifestyle suggests affinity with P. thurberi.
- Observation The new species exhibits isophasic growth.
- Observation Staminate and carpellate flowers often occur adjacent in the same row.
- Observation The species flowers and fruits continuously from late November to late March.
- Observation Camponotus ants frequently visit flowers and fruits.
- Mechanism The visitors might contribute to seed dispersal.