中国片盾蚧属一新种记述(半翅目:盾蚧科)

记述中国片盾蚧属1新种——勐仑片盾蚧Parlatoria menglunensis,sp.nov．。模式标本保存于西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。     

中国片盾蚧属——新种记述（半翅目：盾蚧科）

记述中国片盾蚧属1新种——蔷薇片盾蚧Parlatoria rosia，sp．nov．。模式标本保存于中国科学院上海植物生理生态研究所昆虫标本馆。     

中国片盾蚧属一新种记述(半翅目:盾蚧科)

记述中国片盾蚧属1新种--蔷薇片盾蚧Parlatoria rosia,sp.nov..模式标本保存于中国科学院上海植物生理生态研究所昆虫标本馆.     

中国齿盾蚧属一新种(半翅目:蚧总科:盾蚧科)(英文)

记述中国齿盾蚧属Odonaspis Leonardi1新种——龙岩齿盾蚧Odonaspis longyanensis Wang et Feng,sp.nov.,编制了中国齿盾蚧属分种检索表,模式标本保存于西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。     

中国新栎盾蚧属一新种及二新纪录种(同翅目:蚧总科:盾蚧科)

记述新栎盾蚧属Neoquernaspis Howell et Takagi,1981一新种,即细管新栎盾蚧N.leptosipha sp.nov和2种中国分布新纪录种,即石柯新栎盾蚧N.beshearae Liu et Tippins,1988和尼泊尔新栎盾蚧N.nepalensis (Takagi,1977),并编制了该属中国已知种类检索表,新种模式标本和新纪录标本保存于西北农业大学昆虫博物馆。     

中国片盾蚧属一新种及一新纪录种(半翅目,盾蚧科)

记述中国片盾蚧属1新种芦苇片盾蚧Parlatoria reedia sp.nov和1新纪录种加氏片盾蚧Parlatoria ghanii Hall ＆ Williams,模式标本保存在中国科学院上海植物生理生态研究所昆虫标本馆.     

中国围盾蚧属一新种（半翅目：蚧总科：盾蚧科）

记述中国围盾蚧属Fiorinia Targioni-Tozzetti 1新种:南宁围盾蚧Fiorinia nanningensis Zhang&Feng sp.nov.。该种近似于钩樟围盾蚧F.linderaeTakagi,1969,二者臀板均无腺刺分布,并且第2臀叶退化,略突起或全无,但是可以从以下特征区别:1)新种中臀叶狭小,末端截型,内缘无锯齿(钩樟围盾蚧中臀叶大而内缘多齿);2)躯干上无腺刺或腺瘤(钩樟围盾蚧后胸有1-3个腺瘤,第1腹节有3或4个腺瘤,第2腹节有1-2个腺刺);3)无触角间突(钩樟围盾蚧触角间突小圆锥形)。对其形态特征进行了详细描述,提供了玻片绘图。研究标本保存在西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。     

美盾蚧属一新种记述（同翅目：蚧总科：盾蚧科）

记述美盾蚧属Formosaspis1新种：王朗美盾蚧F.wanglangensis,sp.nov.,模式标本采自四川省平武县王朗自然保护区的箭竹（hyllostachys bambusoides Sieb et Zacc）竹杆和分枝上。鉴别特征是雌成虫臀板背面有8个高度骨化的硬疤,围阴腺5群,每群数量远远多于同属其它种。二龄若虫的中臀叶与第3臀叶之间有缘管腺2对,第3臀叶的上侧有缘管腺3枚。     

中国美盾蚧属一新种(同翅目:蚧总科:盾蚧科)

记述美盾蚧属Formosaspis 1新种：桂林美盾蚧F.guilinensis sp.nov.，模式标本采自广西桂林市七星岩的一种观赏竹(Bambus sp.)的竹杆和分枝上。其鉴别特征是中臀叶发达，突出体末端，两叶间距宽于臀叶基部宽度的1.5倍，其间有2根刚毛；第二对臀叶骨化程度低：第三臀叶可见，末端有齿列。缘管腺2-3个，背管腺特别少且小，腹管腺小而多。二龄若虫中臀叶发达，第二对臀叶顶端双分，第三臀叶缺乏。     

安徽省盾蚧科一新属一新种记述(半翅目:蚧总科)

记述盾蚧科1新属——钝刺盾蚧属Mammilla,gen.nov.,并记述1新种:金寨钝刺盾蚧M.jinzhaiensis,sp.nov..模式标本保存于安徽工业大学.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

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.