Mononychus
Germar, E.F., 1823
minute seed weevils
Mononychus is a of minute seed (: Ceutorhynchinae) established by E.F. Germar in 1823. The genus contains at least 25 described distributed across North America, Europe, and parts of Central Asia. stages have been described for at least two species, M. punctumalbum and M. schoenherri, which exhibit distinctive morphological characters within the . M. punctumalbum, commonly known as the iris weevil, has been documented feeding on Iris species in central Europe.
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Distribution
North America, Europe, and parts of Central Asia
Host Associations
- Iris species - M. punctumalbum specifically associated with Iris in central Europe; role in decline of abundance in natural and anthropogenic documented
Life Cycle
stages include , (with last described), and . Larvae and pupae of M. punctumalbum and M. schoenherri are morphologically distinctive within Ceutorhynchinae.
Human Relevance
M. punctumalbum (iris ) is recognized as a pest of Iris in gardens and natural , implicated in dramatic declines of abundance.
More Details
Taxonomic history
Originally published by E.F. Germar in Insectorum novae aut minus cognitae, p. 241 (1823).
Immature stage descriptions
First detailed descriptions of last larval and for any Mononychus were published in 2017 for M. punctumalbum and M. schoenherri; no immatures of other species in the had been previously described.