云南异丽金龟属新种记述（鞘翅目：丽金龟科）

记述采自云南省的丽金龟科异丽金龟属的１７个新种。     

弧丽金龟属一新种（鞘翅目：丽金龟科）

记述采自广西弧丽金龟属Popillia1新种：黑边弧丽金龟Popillia sabatinellii,sp．nov．。模式标本保存在广东省昆虫研究所。     

中国桂毛异丽金龟物种群及其分类问题讨论：鞘翅目;丽金龟科

桂毛异丽金龟物种群（Ａｎｏｍａｌａｈｉｒｓｕｔｕｌａｓｐｅｃｉｅｓｇｒｏｕｐ）是山居类群,外部形态彼此十分近似,容易混淆。体型中等,全体被不甚密可见红褐底色的短毛,背面刻点甚密,鞘翅背面有６条深沟行,行距圆脊状隆起。本篇包括国内迄今已知种类１５种,其中新种１０种,新异名１种,新纪录３种,恢复原种名１种。篇内对旧种的分类间题进行了讨论。种名有：闽毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｈｉｒｓｕｔｎｄｅｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,桂毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｈｉｒｓｕｔｕｌａＮｏｎｆｒｉｅｄ,湘毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｔｒｉｃｈｏｐｈｏｒａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,赣毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｍｏｎｔａｎａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,川毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｐｉｌｏｅｌｌａＦａｉｒｍａｉｒｅ,黔毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｓｕｂｐｉｌｏｓａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,长毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｓｕｂｔｒｉｎａｔａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,叉毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｓｕｂｔｏｍｅｎｔｅｌｌａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,疣毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｐｌａｎｉｃａｕｄａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,云毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｉｗａｓｅｉＭｉｙａｋｅ,斧毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｓａｐａＭｉｙａｋｅ,缅毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｌｉｇｎｅａＡｒｒｏｗ,脊毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｃａｐｉｌｌｕｌａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,短毛异丽金龟Ａ．ｂｒｅｖｉｈｉｒｔａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和     

中国丽金龟亚科昆虫分类学研究进展

丽金龟亚科Rutelinae隶属于鞘翅目Coleoptera多食亚目Polyphaga金龟总科Scarabaeoidea金龟科Scarabaeidae。世界性分布,全世界已知7族235属4 200余种,中国目前记录3族25属（亚属）,共526种（亚种）。丽金龟成虫为植食性,可取食植物范围广,幼虫土栖,主要取食植物根部,部分种类是农林业害虫。因此,对其开展分类学研究,对农林业生产具有理论意义。本文通过全面核查文献及统计分析,回顾和总结了丽金龟亚科分类学研究历史,并重点介绍了我国的研究现状。目前已开展的丽金龟亚科研究工作仍以新种发表为主,缺乏高质量的分类修订工作及系统发育研究。另外,丽金龟亚科是鞘翅目中重要的植食性昆虫之一,开展深入的生物多样性研究,对于探讨甲虫的多样性和与植物协同进化关系有重要意义。     

吉林省丽金龟科(昆虫纲:鞘翅目)昆虫物种多样性

为了解吉林省丽金龟科Rutelidae昆虫物种多样性以及其在不同农业昆虫地理区域之间差异,2010-2012年连续三年对吉林省5个亚区38个取样地点进行了调查。共采集到丽金龟科昆虫标本2913号,隶属6属13种,其中多色异丽金龟Anomala chamaeleon(56.7%)、黄褐异丽金龟Anomala exoleta(16.2%)和中华弧丽金龟Popillia quadriguttat(12.0%)是优势物种。吉林省不同地理区域丽金龟科昆虫物种组成和多样性差异明显,吉东南区(A区)优势种是多色异丽金龟,吉中西区(B区)优势种是黄褐异丽金龟和中华弧丽金龟;吉林省中部的A3亚区和B1亚区的多样性指数、均匀度指数较高;吉林省最西部B2亚区的多样性指数、均匀度指数、物种丰富度指数最低,优势度指数最高。相似性分析结果表明,A区中3个亚区之间相似性系数较高,而A区各亚区和B区各亚区间相似系数较低。     

捕食性颏花金龟口器形态的适应进化及功能研究(鞘翅目:金龟科:花金龟亚科)

颏花金龟为捕食性,是花金龟亚科12族中食性最为特殊的类群,以其下唇的前颏极度扩大而得名。依据捕食对象及对应形态变异类型的不同,其可分为蚁食性和蚜食性两类。由于颏花金龟的食性异于其他种类花金龟的植食性,栖息环境也有极大的不同,故其口器适应进化出诸多形态类型。通过比较颏花金龟、花金龟亚科其他种类、其他植食性金龟(丽金龟和犀金龟两个亚科为代表)以及典型肉食性甲虫口器的形态,对颏花金龟口器特殊结构及功能进行了分析,并初步探索了取食机制及颏花金龟的生存策略。     

金龟甲类昆虫性信息素研究进展

金龟甲类是重要农林害虫,在地下害虫中居首位,在全国各地普遍发生。为开拓金龟甲类地下害虫防治的新途径,金龟甲类性信息素的研究近年来受到重视。国内外关于金龟甲类害虫性信息素的研究,从70年代初开始有些报道。但从数量上来说,比鳞翅目的数目少得多,说明有一定的难度。70年代初首先报道的是新西兰肋翅鳃金龟[1]的雌成虫分泌的性信息素,其次为70年代后期的日本金龟[2]和80年代中期的红铜丽金龟[3]。近年来在金龟甲类性信息素的研究方面进展较快,主要是日本蚕业及昆虫研究所的W．S．Leal等[4]的工作。先后鉴定10种金龟甲类性信息…     

中国五种蜉金龟幼虫形态记述(鞘翅目,金龟科,蜉金龟亚科)

基于3龄幼虫首次描述了中国5种蜉金龟幼虫的形态特征,分别是:方胸蜉金龟 Aphodius quadratus Reiche、黄缘蜉金龟 A.sublimbatus Motschulsky、直蜉金龟 A.rectus Motschulsky、游荡蜉金龟 A.erraticus(Linnaeus)(补充描记).文中列出了中国蜉金龟幼虫的分种检索表.主要鉴别特征是:头部、内唇和臀节等.     

沉痛悼念丽金龟研究学者——林平先生

农历新年刚过,惊闻林平先生于2019年2月3日逝世,享年94岁。我们深感悲痛,特发此文以示悼念。林平先生一生致力于丽金龟分类研究,曾任原广东省昆虫研究所(现广东省生物资源应用研究所)研究员、副所长。林先生自1965-2008年共发表丽金龟新属2个(黑丽金龟属 Melanopopillia 和陷丽金龟属Glenopopillia )、有效新种171种,出版了《中国弧丽金龟属志》和《中国彩丽金龟属志》两本重要专著,发表文章26篇,参与了《横断山区昆虫》、《西藏昆虫》、《长江三峡库区昆虫》等专著丽金龟章节的编写工作,以及其它许多地方志的工作,是我国丽金龟分类学研究的奠基者。中国上世纪的分类学研究工作,不论是文献收集,还是与国际同行交流都异常艰难,但林先生很早就倡导要加强与国际同行的交流和检视国外的模式标本,林先生也身体力行,克服了重重困难,于1981年赴英国自然历史博物馆、法国巴黎自然历史博物馆等欧洲学术机构进行学术访问,查看了大量丽金龟模式标本和定名标本。除了比较形态学研究之外,林先生还较早开展了扫描电镜超微形态学工作,还制作了大量雌性阴片结构的玻片标本,为后人的研究奠定了良好的基础。林先生曾与日本金龟学者小林裕和、欧洲学者Guido Sabatinelli等国际金龟专家都开展了深入合作。林先生的研究工作基础扎实,成果卓著,是我们后辈学习的榜样。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细