Sphaeroderma flavonotatum Chujo 1937
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Sphaeroderma flavonotatum Chûjô, 1937 Fig. 14 M – Q Host plant. Ranunculaceae: Clematis tashiroi Maxim. The host plant record of Smilax spp. by Takizawa (2021) is uncertain. Leaf mine. Full-depth linear mine on mature leaf (Fig. 14 N – P). Frass is granular, deposited as a band along middle line of the mine. The fully grown larva (Fig. 14 Q) exits the mined leaf in early winter, falls to the ground, and pupates underground. Material examined. • 6 adults, Funaura, Iriomote Is., Yaeyama, Okinawa Pref., 6-III-2019 (as larva on Clematis tashiroi), emerged on 20-IV-2019 (Fig. 14 M – Q).
Authors: Kato, Makoto, Imada, Yume
Institution: Kyoto University
Language: English
Topic: Study of Mite Species
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6912146451
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