四种蝽科昆虫的染色体研究

研究了4种中国蝽科昆虫的核型和染色体的减数分裂行为, 并首次在半翅目中采用核型分析软件对第一次减数分裂中期的染色体进行核型分析。结果表明: 4个种均为2n=14和X-Y性别决定机制; 减数分裂行为比较一致, 但在中期 I 常染色体和性染色体的排列方式各不相同; 核型分析后的结果表现出了种的特异性, 可为蝽科昆虫的形态分类及系统发育提供有用的证据。     

五种蝽科昆虫的细胞分类学研究（半翅目：异翅亚目）

研究了5种中国蝽科昆虫的核型和染色体的减数分裂行为,并采用核型分析软件对第一次减数分裂中期的染色体进行核型分析。结果表明：驼蝽Brachycerocoris camalus Costa、滴蝽Dybowskyia reticulata(Dallas）和红玉蝽Hoplistodera pulchra Yang3个种的染色体组成均为2n（♂）＝14,具有X－Y性别决定机制;减数分裂行为比较一致,但在中期－Ⅰ时,常染色体和性染色体的排列方式各不相同,可为蝽科昆虫的形态分类及系统发育提供有用的证据。二星蝽Eysarcoris guttiger(Thunberg）的染色体组成为2n（♂）＝15,具有X1X2Y性别决定机制,进一步证明了在半翅目昆虫的性染色体进化中碎片化过程起着很重要的作用;黑斑二星蝽Eysarcoris fabricii(Kirkaldy）的染色体组成为2n（♂）＝16,具有X－Y性别决定机制。后2种的核型结果,可为二星蝽属分类的进一步研究提供参考。     

淡黄蚊蝎蛉染色体特征及其系统发育意义

【目的】染色体特征在昆虫系统发育研究中起着重要作用。然而,长翅目(Mecoptera)蚊蝎蛉科(Bittacidae)昆虫的染色体研究却比较匮乏。【方法】通过室内饲养获得淡黄蚊蝎Bittacus flavidus Huang & Hua各龄幼虫、蛹和成虫。取淡黄蚊蝎雄性末龄(4龄)幼虫、蛹和新羽化成虫精巢细胞进行染色体制片,通过4′,6-二脒基-2-苯基吲哚(4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, DAPI)荧光染色,研究染色体核型、减数分裂行为和性别决定机制。【结果】结果表明,淡黄蚊蝎蛉的染色体数目为2n=26+X0,染色体均具有中着丝粒,核型高度对称。二价体绝对长度为(3.20±0.07)~(1.53±0.19) μm,相对长度为(5.31±0.29)~(2.73±0.24),均呈梯度变化。淡黄蚊蝎蛉的减数分裂为交叉型,其中核的平均交叉频率为11.5,二价体的平均交叉频率为0.88。性别决定机制为XX/X0型。DAPI荧光带型显示,粗线期二价体一端呈现高亮的AT富集区块。【结论】染色体特征(包括染色体数目、染色体臂基本数和核型公式等)在蚊蝎蛉科中表现出显著变异,表明染色体重排(尤其是融合、断裂和倒位)在蚊蝎蛉科昆虫的谱系分化和染色体演化中起着重要作用。     

2种辉蝽的精巢和染色体研究(半翅目:蝽科)

通过探讨中国蝽科Pentatomidae辉蝽属Carbula的红角辉蝽Carbula crassiventris(Dallas,1849)和北方辉蝽C.putoni(Jakovlev,1876)的精巢形态和染色体的核型及减数分裂行为,为蝽科昆虫的细胞分类学提供新资料。采用显微形态解剖法和染色体制片法对其精巢和染色体进行观察。结果表明:2种精巢的位置、外被颜色、形状及精巢叶的数目都一致;染色体组成均为2n(♂)=14(12A+XY),具有X-Y性别决定机制。在减数分裂过程中,常染色体前减数分裂,性染色体后减数分裂且无交叉;在中期-Ⅱ,常染色体排列成环状而性染色体在环中央形成假二价体。但是,2个物种在弥散期常染色体的去固缩程度,终变期常染色体双交叉的个数及中期-Ⅰ常染色体和性染色体的排列方式都各不相同。本文证实了蝽科昆虫的减数分裂行为在不同属间、种间可不相同,而且具有一定的属、种间特异性;同时为精巢在蝽类昆虫分类中的作用提供新的资料。     

植物细胞遗传学观察材料简介

本文选择性地介绍了一些有丝分裂,减数分裂,染色体形态和结构,核型和带型,染色体结构和数目变异等的植物材料。它们具有一定代表性而又便于观察,可供细胞遗传学实验和研究择用。     

六种蝽象的染色体研究（半翅目：蝽科）

研究了6种蝽象的核型和减数分裂行为。结果表明：6个种的染色体组成均为2n(♂)=14, 具有X-Y性别决定机制;减数分裂行为比较一致,但在中期-Ⅰ常染色体和性染色体的排列方式具有种的特异性,可为蝽科昆虫的形态分类及系统发育提供有用的证据。     

卷蝽Paterculus elatus(Yang)的细胞学研究(半翅目:蝽科)(英文)

本文研究了中国蝽科昆虫──卷蝽 Ｐａｔｅｒｃｕｌｕｓ ｅｌａｔｕｓ（Ｙａｎｇ）的核型并采用核型分析软件对第一次减数分裂终变期的染色体进行了该型分析。结果表明：卷蝽的２ｎ＝１６,具有ＸＹ性别决定机制,具有一对ｍ－染色体,在有些细胞中出现一个超量染色体。     

蝽科五种昆虫染色体分析(半翅目,异翅亚目)

对蝽科Pentatomidae4属5种——广二星蝽Stollia ventralis(Westwood)、黒腹二星蝽Stollia guttiger(Thunberg)、西北麦蝽Aelia sibirica(Reuter)、紫翅果蝽Carpocoris purpureipennis(De Geer)、赤条蝽Graphosoma rubrolineata(Westwood)昆虫减数分裂各期染色体形态结构及行为进行分析。结果表明:蝽科5种进行交叉减数分裂。花束期5种昆虫染色质变化相似,形态种间有差异。中期染色体排列方式相似,核型种间差异大。精子形态相似,弯曲度大小种间有差异。双线期、终变期染色体交叉形态、频率及历程长短反映物种进化程度。紫翅果蝽X染色体碎斑化。     

蝽科精巢细胞减数分裂染色体行为及其反映的属种间亲缘关系

为探讨蝽科精巢细胞减数分裂各时期染色体形态和行为差异, 以及据此反映的属种间亲缘关系, 采用常规染色体制片法对蝽科6属9种精巢细胞减数分裂各期染色体形态特征、 行为及精子的形成进行了观察和比较研究。结果表明： 蝽科精巢细胞为交叉型减数分裂, “O”型交叉为其典型交叉减数分裂形式。各属种减数分裂各期染色体行为相似, 但形态不同。减数分裂各期染色体形态、 排列方式, 中期染色体相对长度、 组成与核型以及精子形态等特征具有属种间差异性。蝽科精巢细胞中期Ⅰ染色体组平均相对长度都为12.5, 在进化过程中染色体组长度信息总量不变。基于染色体相对长度的聚类分析结果显示, 菜蝽属Eurydema、 麦蝽属Aelia、 珠蝽属Rubiconia和条蝽属Graphosoma亲缘关系密切, 而二星蝽属Stollia与果蝽属Carpocoris关系较近。     

三带喙库蚊精巢发育中染色体行为的研究

研究蚊类生殖腺发育中减数分裂的染色体行为,对于开展蚊类生态学及遗传灭蚊的研究具有重要的意义。 近三十年来,国外已有许多关于蚊类细胞学研究的论文报告,着重放在体细胞核型和按蚊的唾液腺染色体带型方面。关于生殖腺发育中染色体行为的资料却所见不多。早     

Extraordinary conservation of entire chromosomes in insects over long evolutionary periods

Comparison of the genomes of different Drosophila species has shown that six different chromosomes, the so‐called ‘‘Muller elements,” constitute the building blocks for all Drosophila species. Here, we confirm previous results suggesting that this conservation of the Muller elements extends far beyond Drosophila, to at least tephritid fruit flies, thought to have diverged from drosophilids 60–70 mYr ago. Less than 10 percent of genes differ in chromosome location between the two insect groups. Within chromosomes, however, the order is highly scrambled, as expected from the comparison between Drosophila species. The data also support the notion that the sex chromosomes of tephritid flies originated from an ancestor of the dot chromosome 4 of Drosophila. Overall, therefore, no new chromosome has been created for perhaps a billion generations over the two evolutionary lines. This stability at the chromosome level, which appears to extend to all Diptera including mosquitoes, is in stark contrast to other groups such as mammals, birds, fish and plants, in which chromosome numbers and organization vary enormously among species that have diverged over much fewer generations.     

昆虫Takeout蛋白家族的研究进展

Takeout(TO)家族是昆虫在长期进化过程中形成的特有的一个大的蛋白家族,其蛋白包括约250个氨基酸,属于分泌蛋白。目前,对果蝇的TO蛋白的功能了解得最为透彻,主要分布于涉及化学感受和营养的组织,例如果蝇的触角、下唇须、脂肪体及前胃等。另外,在苍蝇、飞蛾、蚊虫、蚜虫、桑蚕、蜜蜂、大花蝶、白蚁等昆虫中也发现了多种TO蛋白家族成员。其主要功能是参与节律调控,调节昆虫摄食与运动,参与味觉和嗅觉系统的化学感受,参与性别分化,有助于雄性果蝇求偶等。本文从TO蛋白的结构特点、分布与表达、作用机制、生理功能等方面着手,阐释了近年来国内外昆虫TO蛋白的研究进展,这对于探明昆虫某些行为规律,从而探索害虫综合防治与治理的新方法有着重要的意义。     

Chromosome aberration assays for the study of cyclophosphamide and Bacillus thuringiensis in Oxya chinensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Chromosome aberrations induced by an anti-neoplastic drug, cyclophosphamide (CP) and a bioinsecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) were examined using grasshoppers as an animal model, with injection as the route of exposure. Oxya chinensis (Thunberg), having a small number (2n♂=23) of large-sized chromosomes in males, was used for this purpose. The fifth instar nymphs were treated with various concentrations of CP (2, 5 and 10 mg/ml) and B.t. (0.55, 1.83 and 5.50 IU/ml) by injection into the abdomen, using physiological saline and distilled water as negative controls, respectively. The chromosomal preparations were made from the spermatogonia of the specimen testis at different intervals after dosing (24 and 48 h). The effect of the high dose of CP (10 mg/ml) in O. chinensis was also analyzed at the 42-h time point. The chromosome aberrations observed were mainly chromatid and chromosome breaks. CP induced a dose- and time-dependents increase in the number of chromosome aberrations (CAs) per cell and in the percentage of aberrant cells. The strongest effect was seen when grasshoppers were injected with the highest dose and cells were analyzed at the 48-h time point. The results show that CP induced a significant increase in the frequency of CAs in testicular cells of O. chinensis with the three doses employed, compared to the negative control. Our results suggest that there exists in the grasshopper an enzyme system analogous to liver-S9 fraction, and that CP may be used as a positive control in genotoxicity test in this species. In addition, the evaluation of the chromosome aberrations induced by B.t. in the grasshoppers’ testicular cells showed that B.t. may induce chromosome aberrations, mainly chromatid and chromosome breaks, in spermatogonia. By statistical analysis, B.t. showed significant dose–effect relationships and it may be mutagenic in this species. Recent research has focused on the development of biological insecticides to protect cereal crops against damage by insect species, such as beetles and grasshoppers. The present studies may contribute to our knowledge of entomological genotoxicity in grasshoppers and provide reference for the research on the mechanism of B.t. toxicity.     

The influence of monoterpenoids and phenol derivatives on Drosophila melanogaster viability

The present study investigated the effect of mono/bicyclic terpenoids and phenol derivatives on the viability of Drosophila melanogaster and their influence on the multiplication of the nuclear genome. The fertility and viability of fruit flies were assessed after oral administration and inhalation exposure of compounds 1–5: guaiacol, eugenol, borneol, menthol and carvacrol. The influence of terpenoids and phenols on the degree of chromosomes polyteny in salivary gland cells of D. melanogaster larvae was determined. Among all tested compounds, carvacrol demonstrated the most significant impact on fecundity and insect survival when inhaled or adding to the culture medium. Oral administration of carvacrol had an impact on giant chromosomes increasing their average level of chromosome polyteny degree while eugenol adding to culture medium had the opposite effect. The possible mechanism of terpenoids and phenols action is discussed.     

国内外蝗害治理技术现状与展望

本文首先概述了国内外蝗虫发生与为害的态势,总结了现阶段我国蝗虫发生与为害的主要特点:即农田飞蝗暴发频繁而且严重,草原土蝗的发生时常造成严重的经济损失,而且侵入城市干扰市民生活,我国与周边国家之间蝗虫过境迁移频繁,使用化学农药污染环境和农产品;分析了国内外蝗虫防治对策与技术的发展现状,重点介绍了应急防治和可持续治理对策、...     

The molecular mechanisms and factors affecting the feeding habits of silkworm (Lepidoptera: Bombyxidae)

Food is critical to the survival and development of insects. Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), a Lepidoptera model insect with economic significance, is a well-known oligophagous insect that mainly feeds on mulberry leaves. The feeding characteristics of this particular species provide an excellent model for studying the food selection of insect host plants. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of studies on the factors affecting the feeding of silkworms, especially with the development of molecular technology. Many mysteries have been gradually solved. This paper summarizes and discusses the factors that affect the feeding of silkworms, with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of silkworm feeding. It is hoped that this work will be helpful for further research on artificial diets for silkworms and disease control in lepidopteran insects.     

Chromosome aberration assays for the study of cyclophosphamide and Bacillus thuringiensis in Oxya chinensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Chromosome aberrations induced by an anti-neoplastic drug, cyclophosphamide (CP) and a bioinsecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) were examined using grasshoppers as an animal model, with injection as the route of exposure. Oxya chinensis (Thunberg), having a small number (2n male symbol =23) of large-sized chromosomes in males, was used for this purpose. The fifth instar nymphs were treated with various concentrations of CP (2, 5 and 10 mg/ml) and B.t. (0.55, 1.83 and 5.50 IU/ml) by injection into the abdomen, using physiological saline and distilled water as negative controls, respectively. The chromosomal preparations were made from the spermatogonia of the specimen testis at different intervals after dosing (24 and 48 h). The effect of the high dose of CP (10 mg/ml) in O. chinensis was also analyzed at the 42-h time point. The chromosome aberrations observed were mainly chromatid and chromosome breaks. CP induced a dose- and time-dependents increase in the number of chromosome aberrations (CAs) per cell and in the percentage of aberrant cells. The strongest effect was seen when grasshoppers were injected with the highest dose and cells were analyzed at the 48-h time point. The results show that CP induced a significant increase in the frequency of CAs in testicular cells of O. chinensis with the three doses employed, compared to the negative control. Our results suggest that there exists in the grasshopper an enzyme system analogous to liver-S9 fraction, and that CP may be used as a positive control in genotoxicity test in this species. In addition, the evaluation of the chromosome aberrations induced by B.t. in the grasshoppers' testicular cells showed that B.t. may induce chromosome aberrations, mainly chromatid and chromosome breaks, in spermatogonia. By statistical analysis, B.t. showed significant dose-effect relationships and it may be mutagenic in this species. Recent research has focused on the development of biological insecticides to protect cereal crops against damage by insect species, such as beetles and grasshoppers. The present studies may contribute to our knowledge of entomological genotoxicity in grasshoppers and provide reference for the research on the mechanism of B.t. toxicity.     

The influence of host fruit and temperature on the body size of adult Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) under laboratory and field conditions

The adult body size of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), varies in natural conditions. Body size is an important fitness indicator in the Mediterranean fruit fly; larger individuals are more competitive at mating and have a greater dispersion capacity and fertility. Both temperature during larval development and host fruit quality have been cited as possible causes for this variation. We studied the influence of host fruit and temperature during larval development on adult body size (wing area) in the laboratory, and determined body size variation in field populations of the Mediterannean fruit fly in eastern Spain. Field flies measured had two origins: 1) flies periodically collected throughout the year in field traps from 32 citrus groves, during the period 2003-2007; and 2) flies evolved from different fruit species collected between June and December in 2003 and 2004. In the lab, wing area of male and female adults varied significantly with temperature during larval development, being larger at the lowest temperature. Adult size also was significantly different depending on the host fruit in which larvae developed. The size of the flies captured at the field, either from traps or from fruits, varied seasonally showing a gradual pattern of change along the year. The largest individuals were obtained during winter and early spring and the smallest during late summer. In field conditions, the size of the adult Mediterannean fruit fly seems apparently more related with air temperature than with host fruit. The implications of this adult size pattern on the biology of C. capitata and on the application of the sterile insect technique are discussed.