Abstract
This paper presents natural history observations on two species of the weevil genus Mononychus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) that feed on seeds of Iris L. in northeastern Turkey. 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. Adults of the new generation emerge from the capsules and fly away for aestivation and hibernation. Mononychus punctumalbum (Herbst, 1784) develops on Iris spuria L. Similarly, eggs are laid in seed capsules in which a single larva consumes only two or three seeds, and later pupates in the capsule. New generation adults emerge from the seed capsules and hide in the soil litter for hibernation. Both species produce one generation per year.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Iris iberica is the host plant of Mononychus schoenherrii.
- Taxon
- Iris iberica
Iris ibericae0 - Interactor
- Mononychus schoenherriie0herbivore
- Outcome
- host plante0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The host plant of Mononychus schoenherrii Kolenati, 1859 is Iris iberica Hoffmann”
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
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

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”
Claim · model-written summary
Mononychus schoenherrii eggs are laid and larvae pupate in Iris iberica seed capsules.
- Taxon
- Iris iberica
Iris ibericae0 - Interactor
- Mononychus schoenherriie0herbivore
- Outcome
- Eggs are laid in seed capsulese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

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”
Claim · model-written summary
New generation Mononychus schoenherrii adults emerge from capsules and fly away for aestivation and hibernation.
- Taxon
- Iris iberica
Iris ibericae0 - Interactor
- Mononychus schoenherriie0herbivore
- Outcome
- Adults of the new generation emerge from the capsules and fly away for aestivation and hibernatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“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. Adults of the new generation emerge from the capsules and fly away for aestivation and hibernation”
Claim · model-written summary
Mononychus punctumalbum develops on Iris spuria.
- Taxon
- Iris spuria
Iris spuriae0 - Interactor
- Mononychus punctumalbum
Mononychus punctumalbume0herbivore - Outcome
- develops on Iris spuriae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“Mononychus punctumalbum (Herbst, 1784) develops on Iris spuria L.”
Claim · model-written summary
A single Mononychus punctumalbum larva consumes two or three Iris spuria seeds and pupates in the capsule.
- Taxon
- Iris spuria
Iris spuriae0 - Organ / stage
- seed capsulese0
- Interactor
- Mononychus punctumalbum
Mononychus punctumalbume0herbivore - Outcome
- single larva consumes only two or three seedse0
- Value
- two or three seedse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“Mononychus punctumalbum (Herbst, 1784) develops on Iris spuria L. Similarly, eggs are laid in seed capsules in which a single larva consumes only two or three seeds, and later pupates in the capsule”
Claim · model-written summary
New generation Mononychus punctumalbum adults emerge from Iris spuria capsules and hide in soil litter for hibernation.
- Taxon
- Iris spuria
Iris spuriae0 - Interactor
- Mononychus punctumalbum
Mononychus punctumalbume0herbivore - Outcome
- New generation adults emerge from the seed capsules and hide in the soil litter for hibernatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“Mononychus punctumalbum (Herbst, 1784) develops on Iris spuria L. Similarly, eggs are laid in seed capsules in which a single larva consumes only two or three seeds, and later pupates in the capsule. New generation adults emerge from the seed capsules and hide in the soil litter for hibernation”
Claim · model-written summary
Mononychus schoenherrii and Mononychus punctumalbum each produce one generation per year.
- Taxon
- Iris iberica
Iris ibericat0 - Outcome
- one generation per yeare0
- Value
- one generation per yeare0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
t0“Iris iberica”
e0“Both species produce one generation per year”