库蚊属一新种记述：双翅目：蚊科

本文记述发现于云南省的库蚊属一新种,巨叶库蚊Culex(Eumelanomyia)megafolius sp.nov.并对其亲缘种巨端库蚊 Cx.(Eum.)macrastylus和山栖库蚊 Cx.(Eum.)oresbius进行分类讨论。     

云南蚊科三新种 （双翅目：蚊科）

记述了采自云南蚊科3新种,即：蓝带蚊属伪费蚊亚属一新种瞿氏蓝带蚊Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) qui Dong, Dong et Zhou, sp. Nov.,采自西双版纳优乐山竹穴积水中,与新糊蓝带蚊Ur. Novobscura Barraud和二斑蓝带蚊Ur. Bimaculata Leicester近缘;领蚊属一新种类孟连领蚊Heizmannia (Heizmannia) menglianeroides Dong, Dong et Zhou, sp. Nov.,采自云南省景洪县森林竹筒积水中,与孟连领蚊Hz. Menglianensis Lu et Gong, 1986为近缘;库蚊属泰蚊亚属一新种陈氏库蚊Culex (Thaiomyia) cheniDong, Wang et Lu, sp. Nov.,采自云南西北部海拔1795 m的腾冲县竹筒积水,与海南库蚊Cu. (Th.) hainaensis Chen, 1977近缘。讨论了各新种与近缘种的鉴别特征。新种分别存放在云南省疟疾防治研究所和贵阳医学院微生物教研室。     

中国新记录属——乌菌蚊属及一新种记述（双翅目：扁角菌蚊科）

报道中国扁角菌蚊科1新记录属——乌菌蚊属Urytalpa Edwards,1929,并记述1新种：簇毛乌菌蚊U.bartata Caoet Zhou,sp．nov．,模式标本保存在浙江林学院昆虫标本室。 簇毛乌菌蚊Urytalpa barbata Caoel Zhou,新种（图1～4） 雄：体长4．1mm,翅长3．4mm。 本新种与分布于日本的U.crassicauda Uesugi,2004相似,但新种C脉略超过R5脉端至M1脉端距离之半,而U.crassicauda的C脉仅略超过R5脉端;新种Sc脉未达Rs脉基部,而U.crassicauda的Sc脉远超过Rs脉基部。另外,新种第8腹板端部中央有1卵圆形毛斑及第9背板端两侧各具1伸向腹面的长突起等特征也与该属内其它种有显著差异。 正模：♂,浙江泰顺乌岩岭,2005-V-27,王义平采自马氏诱捕器。副模：1♂,浙江庆元百山祖,1994-Ⅳ-21,吴鸿采;1♂,贵州江口梵净山,1988-Ⅴ-15,王象贤采。词源：新种学名意指其第8腹板端部中间着1簇紧密刚毛。     

中国锥瘿蚊属研究(双翅目：瘿蚊科)

记述了中国新纪录属,锥瘿蚊属Pseudoperomyia Jaschhof et Hippa一新种：鹦铗锥瘿蚊Pseudoperomyia psittacephala Li et Bu,sp.nov.,（正模产地：福建武夷山桐木）,及1中国新纪录种：小锥瘿蚊P.humilis Jaschhof et Hippa.（云南云龙）。新种与分布于马来西亚的Pseudoperomyia platystyla Jaschhof et Hippa相近,主要区别为新种生殖基节内突的根部很长;生殖端节形似鹦鹉头的外形;阳茎基钟罩形,中部不缢缩;生殖杆更长。模式标本4均保存于南开大学生物系昆早标本室。     

云南局限蚊一新种（双翅目：蚊科）

本文记述采自西双版纳勐腊县,原始森林中的局限蚊属一新种,双叉局限蚊Ｔｏｐｏｍｙｉａ（Ｔｏｐｏｍｙｉａ）ｂｉｆｕｒｃａｔａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。新种主要特征是雄蚊抱肢端节在亚端部分为内、外两枝,与马来西亚产的Ｔｏｐｏｍｙｉａ（Ｔｏｐｏｍｙｉａ）ａｅｎｅａ Ｔｈｕｒｍａｎ,１９５０很相似,但新种外分枝端部具粗而长的刺毛,抱肢基节、阳茎、腹节Ⅸ背板等均有显著区别。     

山西真菌蚊属二新种记述：双翅目：菌蚊科

山西真菌蚊属二新种记述（双翅目：菌蚊科）吴鸿,杨集昆浙江林学院林学系,浙江省临安县３１１３００北京农业大学植物保护系,北京市１０００９４关键词双翅目,菌蚊科,真菌蚊属,新种,中国本文描述了采自中国山西省的菌蚊科真菌蚊属２新种,模式标本保存于北京农业大...     

云南局限蚊属一新种：双翅目：蚊科

本文记述了从云南西部边陲采获的局限蚊属局限蚊亚属Topomyia一新种,其主要特征是雌蚊小盾前区具平覆宽白鳞区;雄蚊前足跗节Ⅱ明显长于跗节Ⅲ,第9背板具发达的鬃列以及小抱器刀叶宽大呈帽状等,在本亚属中较为特殊而易与其它种区分。     

云南杵蚊亚属一新种（双翅目：蚊科）

记述采自西双版纳景洪县杵蚊亚属一新种,长管杵蚊Tripteroides(s.str)longisipphonus sp.nov.。模式标本保存在云南省疟疾防治研究所。     

实蝇亚科一新属新种记述（双翅目：实蝇科）

本文记述实蝇亚科Trypetinae一新属新种:端脉实蝇属Apiculonia gen. nov., 模式种——西藏端脉实蝇A. tibetana sp. nov.。本新属与实蝇属Trypeta Meigen 近缘,但口上片极其发达,几呈半圆形;r-m横脉显位于1M_2室末端,易于鉴别。     

浙江端突瘿蚊属一新种记述(双翅目,瘿蚊科)

记述了采自浙江的端突瘿蚊属Epidiplosis 1新种,即长叉端突瘿蚊Epidiplosis furcata sp. nov..正模♂,浙江省西天目山,2000-07-19,墨铁路、刘涛灯诱.该新种与拟丝端突瘿蚊Epidiplosis simulifilifera Mo比较近似,与后者主要区别如下:1)抱器基节各具1叉状端瓣,阳具基侧突骨化,呈"T"形;2)下颚须第3节长约为宽的3.4倍;3)触角末鞭节的端结长为宽的2.5倍;4)体长1.16 mm.     

Collagen-like triple helix formation of synthetic (Pro-Pro-Gly)10 analogues: (4(S)-hydroxyprolyl-4(R)-hydroxyprolyl-Gly)10, (4(R)-hydroxyprolyl-4(R)-hydroxyprolyl-Gly)10 and (4(S)-fluoroprolyl-4(R)-fluoroprolyl-Gly)10.

For the rational design of a stable collagen triple helix according to the conventional rule that the pyrrolidine puckerings of Pro, 4-hydroxyproline (Hyp) and 4-fluoroproline (fPro) should be down at the X-position and up at the Y-position in the X-Y-Gly repeated sequence for enhancing the triple helix propensities of collagen model peptides, a series of peptides were prepared in which X- and Y-positions were altogether occupied by Hyp(R), Hyp(S), fPro(R) or fPro(S). Contrary to our presumption that inducing the X-Y residues to adopt a down-up conformation would result in an increase in the thermal stability of peptides, the triple helices of (Hyp(S)-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10) and (fPro(S)-fPro(R)-Gly)(10) were less stable than those of (Pro-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10) and (Pro-fPro(R)-Gly)(10), respectively. As reported by B?chinger's and Zagari's groups, (Hyp(R)-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10) which could have an up-up conformation unfavorable for the triple helix, formed a triple helix that has a high thermal stability close to that of (Pro-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10). These results clearly show that the empirical rule based on the conformational preference of pyrrolidine ring at each of X and Y residues should not be regarded as still valid, at least for predicting the stability of collagen models in which both X and Y residues have electronegative groups at the 4-position.     

Synthesis and luminescence properties of a blue-emitting Sr(3.5) Y(6.5) O(2) (PO(4) )(1.5) (SiO(4) )(4.5) :Eu(2+) phosphor

A novel blue‐emitting Sr_3.5Y_6.5O₂(PO₄)_1.5(SiO₄)_4.5:Eu²⁺ phosphor was synthesized via a solid‐state reaction. Powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis demonstrated that the Sr_3.5Y_6.5O₂(PO₄)_1.5(SiO₄)_4.5 host had a hexagonal crystal structure in the space group P6₃/m and unit cell parameters a = 9.418 Å, c = 6.900 Å. The as‐prepared phosphor showed a blue emission and all the main emission peaks were located at around 466 nm for different excitation wavelengths of 297, 333 and 391 nm. The temperature dependence of the photoluminescence property was investigated in the range 20–250 °C, and the emission intensity decreased to 71% of the initial value at room temperature on increasing the temperature to 150 °C. According to the classical theory of fluorescent thermal quenching, the activation energy (ΔE) for the thermal quenching luminescence of the as‐prepared Sr_3.45Y_6.5O₂(PO₄)_1.5(SiO₄)_4.5:0.05Eu²⁺ phosphor was determined to be 0.20 eV. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Role of tfdC(I)D(I)E(I)F(I) and tfdD(II)C(II)E(II)F(II) gene modules in catabolism of 3-chlorobenzoate by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4)

The enzymes chlorocatechol-1,2-dioxygenase, chloromuconate cycloisomerase, dienelactone hydrolase, and maleylacetate reductase allow Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4) to degrade chlorocatechols formed during growth in 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate or 3-chlorobenzoate (3-CB). There are two gene modules located in plasmid pJP4, tfdC(I)D(I)E(I)F(I) (module I) and tfdD(II)C(II)E(II)F(II) (module II), putatively encoding these enzymes. To assess the role of both tfd modules in the degradation of chloroaromatics, each module was cloned into the medium-copy-number plasmid vector pBBR1MCS-2 under the control of the tfdR regulatory gene. These constructs were introduced into R. eutropha JMP222 (a JMP134 derivative lacking pJP4) and Pseudomonas putida KT2442, two strains able to transform 3-CB into chlorocatechols. Specific activities in cell extracts of chlorocatechol-1,2-dioxygenase (tfdC), chloromuconate cycloisomerase (tfdD), and dienelactone hydrolase (tfdE) were 2 to 50 times higher for microorganisms containing module I compared to those containing module II. In contrast, a significantly (50-fold) higher activity of maleylacetate reductase (tfdF) was observed in cell extracts of microorganisms containing module II compared to module I. The R. eutropha JMP222 derivative containing tfdR-tfdC(I)D(I)E(I)F(I) grew four times faster in liquid cultures with 3-CB as a sole carbon and energy source than in cultures containing tfdR-tfdD(II)C(II)E(II)F(II). In the case of P. putida KT2442, only the derivative containing module I was able to grow in liquid cultures of 3-CB. These results indicate that efficient degradation of 3-CB by R. eutropha JMP134(pJP4) requires the two tfd modules such that TfdCDE is likely supplied primarily by module I, while TfdF is likely supplied by module II.     

Induction of in vitro flowering in Dendrobium Madame Thong-In (Orchidaceae) seedlings is associated with increase in endogenous N(6)-(Delta (2)-isopentenyl)-adenine (iP) and N (6)-(Delta (2)-isopentenyl)-adenosine (iPA) levels

We analysed the endogenous cytokinin levels of Dendrobium Madame Thong-In seedlings grown in vitro during vegetative and flowering-inductive periods. HPLC was used to fractionate the extracts and radioimmunoassay (RIA) was used for assay of zeatin (Z), dihydrozeatin (DZ), N(6)-(Delta(2)-isopentenyl)-adenine (iP) and their derivatives. Coconut water used in experiments was found to contain high level (>136 pmol ml(-1)) of zeatin riboside (ZR). Protocorms and seedlings cultured in medium with coconut water were found to contain 0.5-3.9 pmol g(-1) FW of the cytokinins analysed. Seedlings (1.0-1.5 cm) cultured in flowering-inductive liquid medium containing 6-benzyladenine (BA, 4.4 muM) and coconut water (CW, 15%) contained up to 200 and 133 pmol g(-1) FW of iP and iPA, respectively. These levels were significantly higher than all other cytokinins analysed in seedlings of the same stage and were about 80- to 150-folds higher than seedlings cultured in non-inductive medium. During the transitional (vegetative to reproductive) stage, the endogenous levels of iP (178 pmol g(-1) FW) and iPA (63 pmol g(-1) FW) were also significantly higher than cytokinins in the zeatine (Z) and dihydrozeatin (DZ) families in the same seedlings. Seedlings that grew on inductive medium but remained vegetative contained lower levels of iPA. The importance of the profiles of iP and its derivatives in induction of in vitro flowering of D. Madame Thong-In is discussed.     

The helix-coil transitions of poly (dA)-poly (dT) and poly (dA-dT)-poly (dA-dT)

Helix–coil transition curves are calculated for poly (dA) poly(dT) and poly (dA-dT) poly (dA-dT) using the integral equation approach of Goel and Montroll.⁵ The transitions are described by the loop entropy model with the exponent of the loop entropy factor, k, remaining an arbitrary constant. The theoretical calculations are compared with experimental transition curves of the two polymers. Results indicate that the stacking energies for these two polymers differ by about 1 kcal/mole of base pairs. Also, a fit between theory and experiment was not possible for k > 1.70.     

Biology of Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The biology of the fruit fly Bactrocera tau, an important horticultural pest, was studied under laboratory conditions at 25°C and 60–70% relative humidity on Cucurbita maxima. The duration of mating averaged 408.03 ± 235.93 min. After mating, the female fly had a preoviposition period of 11.7 ± 4.49 days. The oviposition rate was 9.9 ± 8.50 eggs and fecundity was 464.6 ± 67.98 eggs/female. Eggs were elliptical, smooth and shiny white, turning darker as hatching approached, and measured 1.30 ± 0.07 mm × 0.24 ± 0.04 mm. The chorion has polygonal microsculpturing and is species-specific with polygonal walls. The egg period lasts for 1.3 ± 0.41 days. The duration of the larval period is 1.2 ± 0.42, 1.7 ± 0.48 and 4.0 ± 0.94 days for first, second and third instars, respectively. Pupation occurs in the sand or soil and pupal periods are 7.0 ± 0.47 days. The life cycle from egg to adult was completed in 14.2 ± 1.69 days; the longevity of mated females and males was 130.33 ± 14.18 and 104.66 ± 31.21 days, respectively. At least two to three generations were observed from June 2008 to June 2009.     

Spectroscopic investigations of Er(3+) :CdO-Bi(2) O(3) -B(2) O(3) glasses

This article reports on the optical properties of Er³⁺ ions doped CdO–Bi₂O₃–B₂O₃ (CdBiB) glasses. The materials were characterized by optical absorption and emission spectra. By using Judd–Ofelt theory, the intensity parameters Ω_λ (λ = 2, 4, 6) and also oscillatory strengths were calculated from the absorption spectra. The results were used to compute the radiative properties of Er³⁺:CdBiB glasses. The concentration quenching and energy transfer from Yb³⁺–Er³⁺ were explained. The stimulated emission cross‐section, full width at half maximum (FWHM) and FWHM × values are also calculated for all the Er³⁺:CdBiB glasses. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Cationic (tripyrrinato)palladium(II) complexes

The formation of cationic palladium(II)complexes [TrpyPd^II]⁺X⁻ by salt metathesis of the respective trifluoroacetates with different salts of weakly coordinating anions X⁻ was investigated. With non-hydrolizable counterions, cationic mono- and dinuclear complexes are observed depending on the nature of the anion X⁻ and the solvent. The mononuclear cations, which are only formed with X = BAr^F, most probably carry a weakly bound molecule of dichloromethane at the fourth coordination site of Pd^II. When treated with diazoalkanes, only these are sufficiently reactive to form carbene complexes. Four- and five coordinate Lewis base adducts [TrpyPd^IIL]⁺ with L = CH₃NC, tBuNH₂, PMe₃, PEt₃ and PiPr₃ and [TrpyPd^IIL₂]⁺ with L = PMe₃ were prepared from the mononuclear cations [TrpyPd^II]⁺BAr^F−. From structural studies it becomes apparent, that the formation of stable five coordinate Pd^II species is restricted to medium size ligands and depends on the delicate balance between the steric influence of L and the strain, which is induced on the TrpyPd^II unit.