中国伪突沼石蛾属四新种记述(毛翅目,沼石蛾科)

记述了伪突沼石蛾属Pseudostenophylax amplus种团4新种：钝角伪突沼石蛾P．macrogonus sp．nov．,三角伪突沼石蛾P．triquetrus sp．nov．,小瘤伪突沼石蛾P．tubercularis sp．nov．和弱端伪突沼石蛾P．1inquidus sp．nov．。新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本室。     

伪突沼石蛾属二新种记述：毛翅目：沼石蛾科

本文记述从四川省和云南省采集发现的2新种:棒须伪突沼石蛾Pseudostenophylaxclaratus sp.nov.和三叶伪突沼石蛾Pseudostenophylax elongatus sp.nov.。新种的模式标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所昆虫标本馆。     

贺兰山毛翅目两新种记述(毛翅目,幻沼石蛾科,沼石蛾科)

描述采自内蒙古贺兰山自然保护区的毛翅目2新种,即多刺闭室沼石蛾Apataniana spinosa Yang et Tao,sp.nov.和贺兰光突沼石蛾Astratodina helanensis Yang et Jia,sp.nov.。模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆。     

中国沼石蛾科五新种记述(昆虫纲,毛翅目)

记述沼石蛾科5新种:挪氏长须沼石蛾Nothopsyche nozakii Yang et Leng,sp.nov.、史氏弧缘沼石蛾Anabolia schmidi Leng et Yang,sp.nov.、云南弧缘沼石蛾Anabolia yunnanensis Leng et Yang,sp.nov.、中华多斑沼石蛾Lenarchus sinensis Yang et Leng,sp.nov.和浙江沼石蛾Limnephilus zhejiangensis Leng et Yang,sp.nov..新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本室.     

中国缺叉多距石蛾属六新种记述(毛翅目,多距石蛾科)

研究了中国毛翅目多距石蛾科缺叉多距石蛾属种类,并报道了其中亲缘关系较近的6新种,即端截缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus truncatufus sp.nov.,端突缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus convexus sp.nov.,斧端缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus dolabriformis sp.nov.,颚状缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus mandibuliformis sp.nov.,距枝缺叉多距石蛾Polyptectropus rectangulus sp.nov.,喙端缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus rostriformis sp.nov..新种模式标本保存在南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国角石蛾属四新种描述(毛翅目,角石蛾科)

记述了角石蛾科角石蛾属4新种,分别为采自广西的田林角石蛾Stenopsyche tianlinensis sp.nov.,叠尾角石蛾Stenopsyche bistratosa sp.nov.,贵州的鹿肢角石蛾Stenopsyche cervaria sp.nov.和采自陕西的细弯角石蛾Stenopsyche sinuolata sp.nov..模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国裸齿角石蛾属五新种(毛翅目,齿角石蛾科)

描述了裸齿角石蛾属Psilotreta kwantungensis种团的5新种,即弯钩裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta anfracta sp.nov.,直角裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta rectangula sp.nov.,具刺裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta spinata sp.nov.,细刺裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta tenuispina sp.nov.,以及缺肢裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta expers sp.nov.。模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆。     

中国缺叉多距石蛾属六新种(毛翅目,多距石蛾科)

记述了缺叉多距石蛾属6新种:即圆叶缺叉多距石蛾Polyplect ropusrotundifolius sp.nov.,三歧缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus trifurcatus sp.nov.,三角缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus trigonius sp.nov.,钩状缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropusunci formis sp.nov.,指状缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus digitaliformis sp.nov.,具针缺叉多距石蛾Polyplectropus aciculatus sp.nov.。新种模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆。     

中国弓石蛾属两新种记述(毛翅目,纹石蛾科,弓石蛾亚科)

记述了弓石蛾属2新种,分别是采自云南的三突茎弓石蛾Arctopsyche triacanthophora sp.nov.及采自四川的黄氏弓石蛾Arctopsyche huangi sp.nov..模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国裸齿角石蛾属三新种(毛翅目,齿角石蛾科)

描述了裸齿角石蛾属3新种:细尖裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta apiculata sp.nov.,叠肢裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta superposita sp.nov.和单刺裸齿角石蛾Psilotreta monacantha sp.nov.,并提供了中国及邻近地区该属种类的种组检索表.模式标本保存于南京农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

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.     

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.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.