扁角跳小蜂二新种记述(膜翅目:跳小蜂科)

本文描述从蜡蚧中育出的扁角跳小蜂二新种,即食红扁角跳小蜂Anicetusrubensisp.nov．和寡毛扁角跳小蜂Anicetusrarisetussp.nov.,前者育自红蜡蚧,后者育自日本蜡蚧、红蜡蚧和角蜡蚧。     

扁角跳小蜂二新种记述

本文座蜡蚧中育出的扁角跳小蜂二新种,即食红市区扁跳小蜂Ａｎｉｃｅｔｕｓ ｒｕｂｅｎｓｉ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和毛扁角跳小蜂Ａｎｉｃｅｔｓ ｒａｒｉｓｅｔｕｒｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,前者育自红蜡蚧,后者育自日本蜡蚧、工蜡蚧和角蜡蚧。     

软鳞跳小蜂属一新种记述（膜翅目：跳小蜂科）

本文记述中国软鳞跳小蜂属１新种：壶蚧软鳞跳小蜂ＬａｋｓｈａｐｈａｇｕｓｃｅｒｏｃｏｃｃｉＸｕｅｔＨｅ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。模式标本保存在浙江农业大学生物防治研究室     

中国扁角跳小蜂属—新种(膜翅目:跳小蜂科)

本种隶属扁角姚小蜂属Anicetus Howard的蜡蚧扁角跳小蜂种团(ceroplastisgroup),模式标本存放在浙江农业大学生物防治研究室。浙江扁角跳小蜂Anicetus zhejiangensis,新种 雌 体长1.7mm,浅黄褐色,杂有浅褐色和桔黄色。头顶、中胸盾片、小盾片和腹基部具紫色闪光。颜面在触角窝之间有暗褐色带横过洼间突,伸向颊两侧后方,颜面其余部分青草黄色。复眼浅绿色,单眼红色;触角浅黄色,柄节和梗节背缘黑褐色,柄     

软鳞跳小蜂属一新种记述（膜翅目：跳中蜂科）

本文记述中国软鳞跳小蜂属１新种：壶蚧软鳞跳小蜂Ｌａｋｓｈａｐｈａｇｕｓ ｃｅｒｏｃｏｃｃｉ Ｘｕ ｅｔ Ｈｅ，ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。模式标本保存在浙江农业大学生物防治研究室。     

阔柄跳小蜂属一新种及二中国新记录种记述（膜翅目：跳小蜂科）

记述采自中国东北地区的阔柄跳小蜂属1新种及2中国新记录种。新种长索阔柄跳小蜂Metaphycus longifuniculus,sp.nov.育自辽宁省普兰店槲栎Quercus alien上的栎绛蚧Kermes sp.;纯黄阔柄跳小蜂Metaphycusalbopleuralis(Ashmead)育自黑龙江省哈尔滨市糖戚盔蚧Parthenolecaniumcorni(Bouche)、槐花球蚧Eulecanium kuwanai(Kanda)和吉林省长春市榆树上的1种蚧虫;软蚧阔柄跳小蜂Metaphycus insidiosus(Mercet)育自黑龙江省尚志市刺五加上的1种软蚧。模式标本保存于东北林业大学昆虫标本室。     

花翅跳小蜂属一新种：膜翅目：跳小蜂科

花翅跳小蜂属(Microterys Thomson,1876)是蜡蚧科昆虫的重要天敌,白蜡虫花翅跳小蜂(M.ericeri Ishii)因寄生于经济益虫白蜡虫(Ericerus pela Chavannes)而对人类有害,但绝大多数为益虫。本属是个大属,已描述了150多种,东洋区记载了20种。廖定熹教授在《中国经济昆虫志》[第三十四册,小蜂总科(一)]中记述了中国的花翅跳小蜂3种,即:白蜡虫花翅跳小蜂(M.ericeri Ishii)、球蚧花翅跳小蜂(M.clauseniCompere)和蜡蚧花翅跳小蜂(M.speciosus Ishii),黄春梅报道了采自福建的二带花翅跳小蜂(M.ditaeniatus Huang),姜德全描记了从白蜡虫雌虫卵囊中羽化的中华花翅跳小蜂     

中国跳小蜂科三新种(膜翅目：跳小蜂科)

描述了在湖南省采集的寄生蚧虫的跳小蜂3新种：短尾阿德跳小蜂Adelencyrtus brachycaudae新种,中华阿德跳小蜂Adelencyrtus chinensis新种和湖南花翅跳小蜂Microterys hunanensis新种。模式标本保存于河南农业大学生物工程学院植物保护系昆虫标本室。     

四突跳小蜂亚科中国一新纪录属(膜翅目,跳小蜂科)

记述了跳小蜂科中国1新纪录属,阿奴跳小蜂属Anusia F(o)rster,及中国1新纪录种,扁角阿奴跳小蜂Anusia nasicornis F(o)rster,并给出了其形态特征图.研究标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所动物标本馆.     

艾菲跳小蜂族三中国新记录属三新种(膜翅目:跳小蜂科)

报道采自辽宁沈阳、阜新和大连的3种跳小蜂,即黑角赛巴跳小蜂Ceballosia nigricornis Xu,sp．nov．、短翅抑蚧跳小蜂Echthroplexiella brachyptera Xu,sp．nov．和黄角秀柯跳小蜂Pseudococcobius flavicornis Xu,sp．nov．,对新种进行了详细描述。本文也是赛巴跳小蜂属Ceballosia Mercet、抑蚧跳小蜂属Echthroplexiella Mercet和秀柯跳小蜂属Pseudococcobius Timberlake在我国分布的首次记录。     

Patterns of occurrence of the platyhelminth parasites of the wild bullseye puffer (Sphoeroides annulatus) off Sinaloa, Mexico

This study provides basic information on the occurrence of platyhelminths in the wild bullseye puffer (Sphoeroides annulatus) from Sinaloa, Mexico. Specimens of pufferfish were collected from 2 localities: Teacapan (n = 161) and Mazatlan (n = 66). Six species of platyhelminths were recorded: 2 monogeneans (Diclidophoridae: Heterobothrium ecuadori and Capsalidae: Neobenedenia melleni) and 4 digeneans (Apocreadiidae: Homalometron longisinosum, Lepocreadiidae: Bianium plicitum, Gorgoridae: Phyllodristomum mirandai, and Fellodistomidae: Lintonium vibex). This is the first record of the platyhelminth L. vibex in S. annulatus in the Mexican Pacific. Bianium plicitum was the most abundant species, and H. ecuadori was the most prevalent species. The fish from Teacapan had the higher prevalence of platyhelminths. Teacapan had higher specific richness index, whereas Mazatlan had a higher dominance, 3.098 (Teacapan = 2.38). A relative risk analysis showed that B. plicitum was more likely to be present on fish in water within the temperature range of 21-25 C and from Teacapan compared with fish from the warmer water (26-30 C) or from Mazatlan. Heterobothrium ecuadori was more likely to be present at water temperatures of 23-24.5 C on fish from Teacapan and when other ectoparasites were present. Neobenedenia melleni also was more likely to be present when other parasites were present.     

Genetic similarity and variability between natural populations and laboratory colonies of North American Boophilus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Four natural populations and 4 laboratory colonies of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) and a laboratory colony of Boophilus annulatus (Say) were subjected to electrophoretic analysis to determine levels of genetic similarity and genetic variability. Populations of B. microplus exhibited high genetic similarity (I = 0.984 +/- 0.012) indicating that all populations share a relatively undifferentiated gene pool. Host vagility is proposed as an important mechanism promoting gene flow in ectoparasites. Levels of genetic variability for B. microplus (h = 0.092 +/- 0.008; P = 0.330 +/- 0.050) were within levels reported for other arthropods. The average genetic identity of 0.716 +/- 0.013 between B. microplus and B. annulatus is of a level characteristic of sibling species. Diagnostic isozymes between laboratory colonies will facilitate identification of these morphologically similar species.     

Sexual dimorphism in scale rugosity in sea snakes (Hydrophiidae)

Some aquatic taxa (fishes, snakes) exhibit a puzzling form of sexual dimorphism: males have a more rugose body surface than do conspecific females. As a first step towards understanding the biological significance of this phenomenon, the nature and correlates (sex, size, body condition, season, and latitude) of scale rugosity was quantified in preserved museum specimens of four species of sea snakes (Family Hydrophiidae): Astrotia stokesii , Emydocephalus annulatus , Hydrophis elegans , and Lapemis hardwickii . Males are more rugose than conspecific females in all four taxa, on ventral as well as dorsal scales. The position of rugosities on the body differs among species. For example, rugosities are found over the entire body in E. annulatus , but are concentrated anteriorly in L. hardwickii and posteriorly in H. elegans . Females possess rugosities that are similar to those of conspecific males, but smaller (in female E. annulatus , they are visible only with scanning electron microscopy analysis). The degree of male rugosity varies seasonally in at least two species ( E. annulatus , L. hardwickii ), being most pronounced during the winter breeding season. Thus, the transition from terrestrial to aquatic life in proteroglyphous snakes has been accompanied both by an increase in overall rugosity, and by a seasonally labile sex-specific elaboration of this trait.  © 2006 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2006, 89 , 343–354.     

Efficacy and stability of wettable powder amitraz in field and laboratory studies against Boophilus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in south Texas

A study was done at the USDA-ARS, Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory, Mission, Tex., to determine the efficacy of a 50% wettable powder (WP) amitraz formulation applied as a whole-body spray in a standard dip vat, and in a laboratory bioassay against Boophilus annulatus (Say) on cattle. A study also was done at the King Ranch in Kleberg County, Tex., to determine the stability of 50% WP amitraz in a dip vat under South Texas conditions Cattle were infested with all parasitic life stages of B. annulatus and were sprayed or dipped with a concentration of 0.025% amitraz. As determined by calculations of the index of reproduction, the whole-body spray treatment provided 86% control of the ticks and the dip treatment provided 99.8% control. Laboratory bioassay results compared favorably with those obtained with the dip vat treatment. Amitraz WP settled very rapidly in the freshly charged ranch vat. However, as more cattle were dipped and the vat became polluted with dirt and excrement, settling occurred much more slowly. Overall, amitraz remained stable in the vat during the test period.     

The helminth fauna of the barbary partridge Alectoris barbara in Tenerife, Canary Islands

The helminth fauna of the barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) in Tenerife Island (Canary Archipelago) was studied from 2001 to 2002, as there were no records of helminths from this host in the Canary Islands. Seven helminth species were identified: two cestodes Choanotaenia infundibulum and Lyruterina nigropunctata, and five nematodes Aonchotheca caudinflata, Baruscapillaria obsignata, Eucoleus annulatus, Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum. Lyruterina nigropunctata, A. galli and E. annulatus are recorded for first time in A. barbara. An analysis of available data on Alectoris spp. reveals the importance of intermediate hosts such as arthropods and earthworms in the diet of partridges. Terrestrial helminths are dominant species, with monoxenous and heteroxenous species being present in similar numbers in different Alectoris species along their geographical distribution. Helminth species found in Tenerife from A. barbara are poor indicators of the host colonization from North Africa because these helminths are species that are commonly found in fowl with a cosmopolitan distribution.     

A survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on dairy cattle on the island of Menorca in Spain

A survey of ticks affecting dairy cattle under extensive management on Menorca island (off the Spanish Mediterranean coast) was performed through 1999-2000 on seven farms. The species collected were Rhipicephalus bursa, R. turanicus, Hyalomma m. marginatum, H. lusitanicum and Boophilus annulatus. The most abundant species were R. bursa and H. m. marginatum, with peaks of 10.7 (in summer) and 7.5 (in spring) ticks/cow, respectively. R. turanicus was scarcely encountered, while B. annulatus and H. lusitanicum were abundant only in a few localities. The mild climate and adequate vegetation on the island provide satisfactory habitat for extended periods of tick activity, as compared with other regions where these ticks have been collected. The competence of the ticks as vectors for pathogens and the difficulty of using acaricide treatments in the region are discussed.     

Distribution and Variation in the Treeboa Corallus annulatus (Serpentes: Boidae)

The arboreal boid Corallus annulatus has a disjunct distribution in tropical wet forests from extreme southeastern Guatemala to southwestern Ecuador (west of the Andes). The characters upon which subspecies (C. a. blombergi and C. a. colombianus) were described are shown to be of no diagnostic value. Based on a suite of characters (scale, pattern, osteological), Corallus a. blombergi is elevated to species status and Corallus a. colombianus is placed in the synonymy of C. annulatus. Corallus annulatus and C. blombergi are considered to be species that are genuinely uncommon, although not necessarily rare. Resumen La boa arbórea Corallus annulatus tiene una distribución alopatrica en bosques húmedos tropicales desde el extremo sudeste de Guatemala hasta el sudoeste de Ecuador (oeste de los Andes). Demostramos que los carácteres usados para describir las subespecies C. a. blombergi y C. a. colombianus no tienen valor diagnóstico. Basado en carácteres de escamas, patrones, y osteológicos, Corallus a. blombergi es elevado al nivel de especie y Corallus a. colombianus es puesto en sinonimia con C. annulatus. Corallus annulatus y Corallus blombergi son consideradas como especies no verdaderamente comunes, pero no son necesariamente raras.     

Effects of oceanic salinity on body condition in sea snakes

Since the transition from terrestrial to marine environments poses strong osmoregulatory and energetic challenges, temporal and spatial fluctuations in oceanic salinity might influence salt and water balance (and hence, body condition) in marine tetrapods. We assessed the effects of salinity on three species of sea snakes studied by mark-recapture in coral-reef habitats in the Neo-Caledonian Lagoon. These three species include one fully aquatic hydrophiine (Emydocephalus annulatus), one primarily aquatic laticaudine (Laticauda laticaudata), and one frequently terrestrial laticaudine (Laticauda saintgironsi). We explored how oceanic salinity affected the snakes' body condition across various temporal and spatial scales relevant to each species' ecology, using linear mixed models and multimodel inference. Mean annual salinity exerted a consistent and negative effect on the body condition of all three snake species. The most terrestrial taxon (L. saintgironsi) was sensitive to salinity over a short temporal scale, corresponding to the duration of a typical marine foraging trip for this species. In contrast, links between oceanic salinity and body condition in the fully aquatic E. annulatus and the highly aquatic L. laticaudata were strongest at a long-term (annual) scale. The sophisticated salt-excreting systems of sea snakes allow them to exploit marine environments, but do not completely overcome the osmoregulatory challenges posed by oceanic conditions. Future studies could usefully explore such effects in other secondarily marine taxa such as seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals.     

Prevalence of ixodid ticks on cattle in Mazandaran province, Iran

A survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence of hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in Mazandaran province, Iran. A total of 953 ticks were collected from 86 infested cattle during activating seasons of ticks during 2004-2005. Nine species were identified: Boophilus annulatus (51.3%), Rhipicephalus bursa (16.8%), Haemaphysalis punctata (6.3%), Ixodes ricinus (6.8%), Hyalomma marginatum (12.5%), Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum (5.2%), Hyalomma asiaticum (0.6%), Hyalomma detritum (0.2 %), and Dermacentor spp. (0.1%). The results show that Boophilus annulatus, Rhipicephalus bursa, and Hyalomma species are dominant tick species in the surveyed area.