中国南京地区刺齿属一新种(弹尾目:长角科)

本文记述刺齿虫兆属 Homidia 1新种——斑纹刺齿虫兆 Homidia fascia,sp.nov.( Figs.1～ 1 6) ,该种有些特征可与 H . tibetensis Chen & Zhong,1 998相似 ,但下唇刚毛 L1 ,第 4腹节毛序和腹管毛序可与后者区分。正模♀ ,副模 1 3♀♀ ,江苏南京南唐二陵 ,1 996- -6,存于南京大学生物系     

刺齿(虫兆)属温州—新种及浙江分种检索表(弹尾纲:长角(虫兆)科)

记述刺齿(虫兆)属温州1新种:六毛刺齿(虫兆) Homidia hexaseta sp.nov.,该种的鉴别特征包括体色,下唇具光滑毛L1,头背部顶区具6根大刚毛,胸部第Ⅱ节具p4系列大刚毛,腹部第Ⅲ节中间具a2大刚毛,腹部第Ⅳ节具B6和Ae5-7大刚毛以及端节亚顶端齿远大于顶端齿.同时,本文还给出了浙江省刺齿(虫兆)...     

中国西部刺齿(虫兆)属Homidia一新种(弹尾纲:长角(虫兆)科)

本文记述中国西部剌齿(虫兆)属1新种:中带剌齿(虫兆)H.mediofascia,sp.nov..该种区别属内其他种的主要特征是本种胸部第2节到腹部第2节背部中间具色带,第1腹节具大刚毛a1,腹部第4节后缘大刚毛7+7,粘管后侧面具光滑刚毛4根.本文还对属内5个相近种进行了比较.正模:早,陕西省安康市,2006-Ⅵ-15;副模:8♀♀,1♂以及8头酒精标本,陕西省安康市,2006-Ⅵ-15.1♀和1头酒精标本保存于南京大学,其他标本保存于台州学院生命科学学院.     

中国奇刺(虫兆)属一新种及丽江奇刺(虫兆)的新分布

记述中国奇刺(虫兆)属具有6臀刺的1新种,卜氏奇刺姚Friesea buyuni sp.nov..文中给出奇刺(虫兆)属中具有2+2小眼种类的检索表;并给出丽江奇刺(虫兆)的新发布记录.模式标本保存在上海昆虫博物馆.     

刺齿虫兆属温州一新种及浙江分种检索表（弹尾纲：长角虫兆科）

记述刺齿虫兆属温州 1 新种:六毛刺齿虫兆Homidia hexaseta sp. nov.,该种的鉴别特征包括体色,下唇具光滑毛L1,头背部顶区具6根大刚毛,胸部第Ⅱ节具p4系列大刚毛,腹部第Ⅲ节中间具a2大刚毛,腹部第Ⅳ节具B6和Ae5-7大刚毛以及端节亚顶端齿远大于顶端齿。同时,本文还给出了浙江省刺齿虫兆属分种检索表。正模:♀,浙江省温州市泰顺县乌岩岭国家自然保护区,采集号C9271-4,2005-Ⅶ-29;副模:5♀♀。其中两头雌性副模标本保存于台州学院生命科学学院,其余标本保存于南京大学生命科学学院。     

中国鳞姚属一新纪录种记述(弹尾纲,鳞(虫兆)科)

报道中国鳞(虫兆)属(弹尾纲,鳞(虫兆)科)1新纪录种,即刻点鳞(虫兆)Tomocerus punctam Yosii,1967,并对其进行重新描述.该种已知分布于日本,齿节刺简单,仅最后1个2分叉.观察标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所.     

浙江省大雷山刺齿虫兆属一新种描述（弹尾纲：长角虫兆科）

记述浙江省大雷山刺齿虫兆属 1 新种,张氏刺齿虫兆Homidia zhangi sp. nov., 该种鉴别特征有体色,光滑下唇毛 L1,腹部第 4 节后侧中间 3+3 根大刚毛及长度相近的特化毛,腹部第 1 节和第 5 节特化毛的相对位置以及腹管侧瓣和弹器端区的大量纤毛状刚毛。模式标本保存于南京大学生命科学学院和台州学院生命科学学院。     

中国安徽省刺齿虫兆属一新种(弹属目:长角虫兆科)

本文记述刺齿虫兆属１新种：祁门刺齿虫兆Ｈｏｍ ｉｄｉａ ｑｉｍ ｅｎｅｎｓｉｓ, ｓｐ． ｎｏｖ． （图１～１２）。该种在颏部具有叶状毛与Ｈ． ｌａｔｉｆｏｌｉａ Ｌｉ＆ Ｃｈｅｎ １９９９和Ｈ． ｐｏｌｙｓｅｔａ Ｃｈｅｎ １９９８相似,主要区别在于体色斑纹和头部背面、下唇基部、颏部及第４腹节等部位毛序。正模♀,副模２♀♀,安徽祁门牯牛降国家自然保护区,１９９４－ Ⅷ－ ２５,存于南京大学生物科学与技术系。     

柳(虫兆)属Willowsia及中国分布种(弹尾目:长(虫兆)科)

本文讨论了柳(虫兆)属Willowsia及其中国的种类,并描述了广西1新种,Willowsia guangxiensis, sp. Nov..该种与越南的W. Pseudosocia Stach 1965最为接近,如鳞片具小棘、胸部和腹部大毛数量多等.但在体色、触角及足上有鳞片、腹管及身体上的毛序等方面有别于后者.正模♂,广西百色市田林县岑王老山,海拔2 050米,1999-Ⅶ-03,采集号8698-19,陈建秀,王松杰采.副模6♂♂, 8681-20(2), 8681-28(3), 8681-33(3), 8681-35(2), 8681-38(1), 8685-12; 110♀♀, 8678-20, 8681-20～42, 8685-7,8685-1～34, 8690-1～10, 8690-26, 8690-32, 8690-34, 8698-24, 海拔1 350～2 050米,1999-Ⅶ-31～Ⅷ-03,其它同正模.模式标本保存存在南京大学生物科学与技术系.     

一个中国新纪录种细齿(虫兆)以及微小(虫兆)的重描述

重新描述了广泛分布于中国的微小(虫兆)Ceratophysella adexilu Stach,1964.该种目前分布于北京、南京,河北(新纪录),上海(新纪录),浙江(新纪录),湖南(新纪录)等地.经核对模式标本,尹氏(虫兆)Hypogastrura yinae Yue & Fu,2000是微小姚的新异名.细齿(虫兆)Ceratophysella denticulata(Bagnall,1941)是一个世界广布种,但该种在中国是首次报道.     

Genetic control of macrochaetae development in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Drosophila melanogaster</Emphasis>

The Drosophila head and body have a regular species-specific pattern of strictly defined number of external sensory organs—macrochaetae (large bristles). The pattern constancy and relatively simple organization of each bristle organ composed of only four specialized cells makes macrochaetae a convenient model to study the developmental patterns of spatial structures with a fixed number of elements in specific positions as well as the mechanisms of cell differentiation. The experimental data on the major genes and their products controlling three stages of macrochaetae development—the emergence of proneural clusters in the imaginal disc ectoderm, the precursor cell determination in the proneural clusters, and the specialization of cells of the definitive sensory organ—were reviewed. The role of the achaete-scute gene complex, EGFR and Notch signaling, and selector genes in these processes was considered. Analysis of published data allowed us to propose an integrated diagram of the system controlling macrochaetae development in D. melanogaster.     

A study of shaggy reveals spatial domains of expression of achaete-scute alleles on the thorax of Drosophila

A study of shaggy mutant clones on the notum reveals that a greater number of cells are diverted into the bristle pathway of differentiation and fewer cells remain to produce the epidermis, shaggy clones differentiate supernumerary microchaetae and macrochaetae but these are found in the correct spatial locations, e.g. clusters of macrochaetae are formed round the position of the extant macrochaetae. The shaggy mutant phenotype requires the functioning of the genes of the achaete-scute (AS-C) complex but a dosage study shows that it is unlikely that the AS-C is overexpressed in shaggy cells. Data are presented that argue, also, for a correct spatial expression of the AS-C in shaggy mutants. A study of clones doubly mutant for shaggy and different achaete and scute alleles is consistent with the hypothesis that the clusters of macrochaetae formed by shaggy represent the restricted spatial domains of expression of the AS-C. The results can be reconciled with the known role for the AS-C, in determining which bristle types differentiate where, and a role for shaggy in the cell interactions, within domains of the AS-C expression, leading to the definition of only one bristle mother cell.     

The EGF receptor and N signalling pathways act antagonistically in Drosophila mesothorax bristle patterning

An early step in the development of the large mesothoracic bristles (macrochaetae) of Drosophila is the expression of the proneural genes of the achaete-scute complex (AS-C) in small groups of cells (proneural clusters) of the wing imaginal disc. This is followed by a much increased accumulation of AS-C proneural proteins in the cell that will give rise to the sensory organ, the SMC (sensory organ mother cell). This accumulation is driven by cis-regulatory sequences, SMC-specific enhancers, that permit self-stimulation of the achaete, scute and asense proneural genes. Negative interactions among the cells of the cluster, triggered by the proneural proteins and mediated by the Notch receptor (lateral inhibition), block this accumulation in most cluster cells, thereby limiting the number of SMCs. Here we show that the proneural proteins trigger, in addition, positive interactions among cells of the cluster that are mediated by the Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the Ras/Raf pathway. These interactions, which we denominate 'lateral co-operation', are essential for macrochaetae SMC emergence. Activation of the EGFR/Ras pathway appears to promote proneural gene self-stimulation mediated by the SMC-specific enhancers. Excess EGFR signalling can overrule lateral inhibition and allow adjacent cells to become SMCs and sensory organs. Thus, the EGFR and Notch pathways act antagonistically in notum macrochaetae determination.     

Genetic control of macrochaetae development in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila head and body have a regular species-specific pattern of strictly defined number of external sensory organs--macrochaetae (large bristles). The pattern constancy and relatively simple organization of each bristle organ composed of only four specialized cells makes macrochaetae a convenient model to study the developmental patterns of spatial structures with a fixed number of elements in specific positions as well as the mechanisms of cell differentiation. The experimental data on the major genes and their products controlling three stages of macrochaetae development--the emergence of proneural clusters in the imaginal disc ectoderm, the precursor cell determination in the proneural clusters, and the specialization of cells of the definitive sensory organ--were reviewed. The role of the achaeta-scute gene complex, EGFR and Notch signaling, and selector genes in these processes was considered. Analysis of published data allowed us to propose an integrated diagram of the system controlling macrochaetae development in D. melanogaster.     

New species of Homidia (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from eastern China with description of the first instar larvae

Morphology of the first instar larvae of Collembola has considerably taxonomical and phylogenetic significance. We describe the first instar larvae for the first time in Homidia. External morphology of first instar larvae and adults of Homidia jordanai sp. n. is described based on observations under light and scanning electron microscopes. Most organs of adults bear considerably more setae than the first instar larvae; in addition, first instar larval Homidia lack labial seta R, seta on tenaculum, mucronal spine, and dental spines. The new species is characterized by weakly pigmented body, long antennae subequal to body in length, 1+1 inner macrochaetae on Abd. III, few inner macrochaetae on posterior Abd. IV, and spiny and short seta pi on dental base. Differences between new species and other two similar ones, taxonomical significance of the first instar larvae and the position of Homidia are also discussed.     

The dorsal chaetotaxy of Trogolaphysa (Collembola,Paronellidae), with descriptions of two new species?from caves in Belize

Species diagnosis in Trogolaphysa has been based, until now, almost exclusively on number of eyes and shape of claws and mucro. Chaetotaxy, a character system important to diagnose species in other genera of scaled Entomobryoidea, has been described only for a few Trogolaphysa species. Here the complete dorsal chaetotaxy of six species of Trogolaphysa is described using the AMS and Szeptycki’s systems for head and body, respectively. A morphology-based parsimony analysis was performed to evaluate whether chaetotaxic characters overcome the influence of putatively cave adaptive convergent characters to resolve species level relationships, and to evaluate the evolution of the dorsal macrochaetae of the head. Phylogenetic analysis using only putative cave-adaptive characters support clades of unrelated taxa, but the addition of chaetotaxy overcomes the influence of convergent characters. A phylogeny based on all characters supports a trend towards reduced head macrochaetae number. Head macrochaetae are lost beginning with A3 and followed, in order, by S5, S3 and M3. In addition, a checklist of New World Trogolaphysa is provided and two new species, Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. and Trogolaphysa jacobyi sp. n., are described on the basis of material collected in six caves in southern Belize.     

Two new species of Coecobrya (Collembola,Entomobryidae) from China,with an updated key to the Chinese species of the genus

Two new Coecobrya species, which were newly collected in 2014, are described from China. Coecobrya sanmingensis sp. n. from southeast China (Fujian) is the fourth 1+1 eyed species in the genus; it can be distinguished from other three species by the ciliate chaetae X and X_2-4 on the ventral side of head, the abundant chaetae on the trochanteral organ, a large outer tooth on the unguiculus, the absence of smooth manubrial chaetae, and the dorsal chaetotaxy. Coecobrya qinae sp. n. from southwest China (Yunnan) is characterized by paddle-like S-chaetae of Ant. III organ, ciliate chaetae X, X₂ and X₄ posterior to labium, medial macrochaetae on the mesothorax, and 5+5 central and 2+2 lateral macrochaetae on the fourth abdominal segment. An updated key to the Chinese species of Coecobrya is given.     

Imaginal disc-autonomous expression of a defect in sensory bristle patterning caused by the lethal(3)ecdysoneless1 (1(3)ecd1) mutation of Drosophila melanogaster

The temperature-sensitive mutation 1(3)ecd1 of Drosophila melanogaster is known to autonomously impair the ability of the larval prothoracic gland to produce the steroid molting hormone ecdysone in response to stimulation by the tropic neuropeptide prothoracicotropic hormone. It is shown that autonomous expression of the 1(3)ecd1 mutation in metamorphosing imaginal tissues disrupts the spatial pattern of sensory bristles. Transfer of homozygous mutant animals to the restrictive temperature at the time of pupariation resulted in the elimination of sensory microchaetae and macrochaetae. This effect was specific to the sensory bristles; nonsensory bristles were not eliminated, nor were other types of innervated cuticular sense organs. In the case of the dorsal thoracic macrochaetae, normal ecd gene function is required during an early period of bristle development (0-18 h after puparium formation at 20 degrees C). It is during this period that important determinative events take place in developing imaginal tissues that are responsible for the establishment of bristle progenitor cells. It is proposed that the ecd gene product may be required for the response of certain classes of cells to specific, regulatory signals.