中国酣弄蝶属名录与一新种记述(鳞翅目,弄蝶科)

酣弄蝶属Halpe全世界已知48种,中国已知16种,在总结中国酣弄蝶分类研究的基础上,记述1新种：凹斑酣弄蝶Halpe concavimarginata sp.nov.,制作了中国酣弄蝶属分种检索表。模式标本保存于西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。 凹斑酣弄蝶,新种Halpe concavimarginata sp.nov.（图1 ～5） 新种外形与峨眉酣弄蝶Halpe nephele Leech,1893非常近似,主要区别是：新种前翅长18～20mm;前翅中域斑的外缘向内凹入;前后翅的缘毛黑白相间非常明显;抱器端2分瓣间的“U”形凹陷跨度较小,凹陷底部无锯齿。峨眉酣弄蝶Halpe nephele Leech前翅长17.5～18.0mm;前翅中域斑的外缘直,不凹入;前后翅的缘毛黑白相间不明显;抱器端两分瓣间“U”形凹陷跨度大,锯齿连续。 新种也近似白缘毛酣弄蝶Halpe albicilia Tsukiyama et Chiba,1991 ,区别在于白缘毛酣弄蝶前翅长21mm,后翅的缘毛全白色,外生殖器也不同。 模式标本正模♂,副模1 ♂,四川芦山, 1996 ,汪炳红采。     

中国大弄蝶属一新种及一新纪录种(鳞翅目,弄蝶科)

记述大弄蝶属1新种:Capila pseudomeia sp.nov.,中国1新纪录种Capila phainiaeus.编制了中国大弄蝶属分种检索表.模式标本保存于中山大学昆虫标本室.肖眉大弄蝶,新种Capila pseudomeia sp.nov.新种酷似峨眉大弄蝶C.omeia Leech,其主要区别是前翅中央的白斑大(至少是后者的2倍),且彼此以翅脉相连;雄性生殖器的阳茎、抱器均有很大的不同.正模♂,广东连县大东山,1992-09-03～08;副模1♀,广东连县大东山,1994-09-06,何梅采.醒纹大弄蝶Capila phanaeus(Hewitson,1867) New record to China鉴定标本:云南勐腊,1994-04-15,王敏、范骁凌采.     

带弄蝶属研究(鳞翅目,弄蝶科)

带弄蝶属Lobocla是弄蝶科Hesperiidae 1个小属,目前全世界仅记载7种,中国均有分布.文中对该属进行了总结,记载1新种:四纹带弄蝶Lobocla quadripunctata sp.nov.,同时首次对3种雌性生殖器进行了描记,并编制了所有种的检索表.模式标本保存于华南农业大学昆虫标本室.     

江西省弄蝶四新纪录(鳞翅目:弄蝶总科)(英文)

通过对外形特征和外生殖器特征的检视,发现江西省弄蝶四新纪录:无斑珂弄蝶指名亚种Caltoris bromus bromus(Leech,1894)、襟弄蝶中南亚种Pseudocoladenia dan fabia(Evans,1949)、灰陀弄蝶黎氏亚种Thoressa gupta leechii(Evans,1932)和南岭陀弄蝶Thoressa xiaoqingae Huang&Zhan,2004。标本均采自江西九连山国家级自然保护区。文中提供了成虫标本照片。     

中国稻弄蝶属Parnara分类与一新记录种(鳞翅目:弄蝶总科:弄蝶科)

记述中国稻弄蝶属Parnara Moore,18814种,其中圆突稻弄蝶Parnara apostata（Snellen,1866）为1新记录种。制作了分种检索表,进行了新记录种的成虫形态描述,提供了特征图。     

花弄蝶亚科——中国新纪录属和新纪录种(鳞翅目,弄蝶科)(英文)

记述花弄蝶亚科Pyrginac一中国新纪录属、种,即卡弄蝶属Carcharodus、花卡弄蝶C.flocciferus(Zeller,1847),提供了成虫外形照片及雄性外生殖器图,并作了描述.     

云南横脊叶蝉亚科三新种记述(同翅目:叶蝉科)

记述了采自云南的横脊叶蝉亚科Evacanthinae,斜脊叶蝉属Bundera Distant 2新种,即红条斜脊叶蝉B.rufistriana sp.nov.和透斑斜脊叶蝉B.pellucida sp.nov。以及角突叶蝉属Taperus Li et Wang 1新种,即兰坪角突叶蝉T.lanpingensis sp.nov.模式标本保存在贵州大学昆虫研究所。     

寡毛跳甲属中国种类(叶甲科,跳甲亚科)记述

记述了寡毛跳甲属Luperomorpha Weise的中国种类,共计27种,其中有6新种,新种为陈氏寡毛跳甲Luperomorpha cheni Wang et Ge,sp.nov.,光胸寡毛跳甲Luperomorpha glabricollis Wang et Ge,sp.nov.,广西寡毛跳甲Luperomorpha guangxiana Wang et Ge,sp.nov.,海南寡毛跳甲Luperomorpha hainana Wang et Ge,sp.nov.,膨梗寡毛跳甲Luperomorpha pedicelis Wang et Ge,sp.nov.,古铜寡毛跳甲Luperomorpha similimetallica Wang et Ge,sp.nov.。模式标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所昆虫标本馆。     

中国黛眼蝶属一新种和一新亚种记述(鳞翅目,蛱蝶科,眼蝶亚科)(英文)

记述了中国眼蝶亚科Satyrinae黛眼蝶属Lethe Hbner,18191新种和1新亚种——浅色黛眼蝶Lethe tingeda sp.nov.,比目黛眼蝶宝兴亚种Lethe proxima baoxingensis ssp.nov.,模式标本保存于西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。比目黛眼蝶宝兴亚种,新亚种Lethe proxima baoxingensis ssp.nov.(图1～7)新亚种与比目黛眼蝶指名亚种Lethe proxima proxima Leech相似,主要区别是:后翅正面亚缘只有2枚眼斑;前翅反面外横带不规则弯曲;后翅反面Cu2、2A脉间外横线强烈弯折。淡色黛眼蝶,新种Lethe tingeda sp.nov.(图8～14)新种与棕褐黛眼蝶Lethe christophi(Leech)相似,主要区别是:颜色较浅;雄蝶后翅性标斑小,水滴状,覆有黑色毛簇,而非烙斑状;后翅反面cu1室内无眼斑;m3室内眼斑瞳点不扩大;翅反面前后翅外横线不连贯;雄性外生殖器囊突较粗短;钩突近端部背侧隆起较强。     

毗弄蝶属在中国的首次发现(鳞翅目,弄蝶科)

毗弄蝶属Praescobura是Devyatkin于2002年根据采自越南北部的1雄性标本建立的,目前仅有该种雄性的记载。本文首次报道该属及模式种在中国有分布,并增加描记雌性。     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.