Claim · model-written summary
Mononychus schoenherrii larvae consume nearly all seeds in Iris iberica capsules.
- Taxon
- Iris iberica
Iris ibericae0 - Organ / stage
- seed capsulese0
- Interactor
- Mononychus schoenherriie0herbivore
- Outcome
- larvae consume nearly all seeds in the capsulee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“The host plant of Mononychus schoenherrii Kolenati, 1859 is Iris iberica Hoffmann. Eggs are laid in seed capsules in which the larvae consume nearly all seeds in the capsule and pupate”
Title
Levent Gültekin; Boris A. Korotyaev The Coleopterists Bulletin 2012. doi:10.1649/072.066.0213
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Iris iberica is the host plant of Mononychus schoenherrii.
- Observation Mononychus schoenherrii eggs are laid and larvae pupate in Iris iberica seed capsules.
- Observation New generation Mononychus schoenherrii adults emerge from capsules and fly away for aestivation and hibernation.
- Observation Mononychus punctumalbum develops on Iris spuria.
- Observation A single Mononychus punctumalbum larva consumes two or three Iris spuria seeds and pupates in the capsule.
- Observation New generation Mononychus punctumalbum adults emerge from Iris spuria capsules and hide in soil litter for hibernation.
- Observation Mononychus schoenherrii and Mononychus punctumalbum each produce one generation per year.