小黑螨科一新属新种（蜱螨亚纲：辐螨亚目）

建立了小黑螨科一新属：华颚螨属Ｓｉｎｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓ ｇｅｎ．ｎｏｖ．;描述了模式种：王氏华颚螨Ｓ．ｗａｎｇａｅ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,并列出了该科分属检索表。     

小黑螨科系统发育关系分析及二新种描述（埤螨亚纲：前气门目）

利用形态特征分析了小黑螨科已知５个属的系统发育关系。对异物同名Ｓｉｎｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓ Ｆａｎａｎｄ Ｌｉ（华颚螨属）重新命名为Ｐａｒａｎｅｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓ（副新颚螨属）。讨论了原来归在新螨属Ｎｅｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓ的４个种的分类地位。描述了柔小黑螨Ｃｓｌｉｇｏｎｅｌｌａ ｔｕｎｉｃａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和邵武刺爪螨Ｃｏｐｔｏｃｈｅｌｅｓ ｓｈａｏｗｕｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．二新种。模式标本存放于福建农业     

小黑螨科系统发育关系分析及二新种描述(蜱螨亚纲:前气门目)

利用形态特征分析了小黑螨科已知 5个属的系统发育关系。对异物同名SinognathusFanandLi (华颚螨属 )重新命名为Paraneognathus(副新颚螨属 )。讨论了原来归在新颚螨属Neog nathus的 4个种的分类地位。描述了柔小黑螨Caligonellatunicasp .nov .和邵武刺爪螨Coptochelesshaowuensissp .nov .二新种。模式标本存放于福建农业大学植保系。     

银川异伊螨新种记述（蜱螨亚纲：犹伊螨科）

本文记述一新种,即银川异伊螨。标本采自银川市日本埋葬虫体上,文中列表比较了相近种长沟异伊螨和玉溪异伊螨的区别。     

异球螨属一新种及亚东异球螨特征补充（蜱螨亚纲：革螨股：球革螨科）

记述异球螨属1新种：庐山异球螨Mirabulbus lushanensis，sp．nov．，并对亚东异球螨Mirabulbus yadongensis(Ma et Wang，1997)作补充描记。模式标本存于吉林省白城市全国鼠疫布氏菌病防治基地。     

为拟月角革螨另立新名及中国北方异肢螨属研究(蜱螨亚纲:革螨股:寄螨科)

为拟月角革螨另立新名为欧拉角革螨Cornigamasus oul aensisMa,nom.nov.,并记载中国北方异肢螨属6种,即:地下异肢螨Poecilochirus subterraneus(J.Müller),达氏异肢螨P.davydovae Hyatt,澳亚异肢螨P.austroasiaticus Vitzthum,卡拉毕异肢螨P.carabiG.etR.Canestrini,埋异肢螨P.necrophori Vitzthum,特雷异肢螨P.trebinjensis Willmann。列有检索表并绘图,以供鉴别。     

多盾螨科在中国首次纪录及异多盾螨属1新种描述（蜱螨亚纲：尾足螨股）

记述多盾螨科异多盾螨属１新种：贺氏异多盾螨Ｐｏｌｙａｓｐｉｎｕｓ ｈｅｊｉａｎｇｕｏｉ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,该科和属在中国为首次纪录。     

中国异伊螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：犹伊螨科）

记述异伊螨属Alliphis一新种,湟中异伊螨Alliphis huangzhongensis sp.nov.,模式标本采自青海湟中县总寨地区的螂体。     

异伊螨属1新种（蜱螨亚纲：革螨股：犹伊螨科）

记述异伊螨属1新种:短胸异伊螨Alliphis brevisternalis sp,nov.。     

新颚螨属1新种记述（蜱螨亚纲：小黑螨科）

记述新颚螨属ＮｅｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓＷｉｌｌｍａｎｎ１９５２－新种：介六新颚螨,新种Ｎｅｏｇｎａｔｈｕｓｊｉｄｌｉｕｉｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。     

Search for effective natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi in south and southeast Brazil

Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard is an important pest of Solanaceae in several countries. Introduced accidentally to Africa, it presently occurs in many countries of that continent. In some of them, it is considered a key pest. The suspected area of origin of this mite is South America. The objective of the present study was to identify phytoseiid mites on solanaceous plants in association with T. evansi in south and southeast Brazil for introduction in the African continent for use in a classic biological control program. Almost 1,400 predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae were collected, on 22 solanaceous species. The Amblyseiinae were the most diverse group in this study. Twenty-three of the species found belong to this subfamily, while only three belong to the Typhlodrominae and two to the Phytoseiinae. The most abundant and most frequent phytoseiid species were Phytoseius guianensis De Leon and Galendromus annectens (De Leon) of the Phytoseiinae and Typhlodrominae, respectively. The most frequent and abundant species of Amblyseiinae was Neoseiulus tunus (De Leon). Phytoseius guianensis and N. tunus were never found in association with T. evansi and G. annectens was found only once in association with it. Two factors suggested Phytoseiulus longipes Evans as the most promising predator found in this study. It could walk very well on tomato leaves infested by T. evansi, without being hampered by the profuse webbing produced by the prey and by the trichomes. In addition, several specimens of both sexes including eggs and nymphs of the predator were found associated with T. evansi on three different plant species and in two different periods of the year, when T. evansi was the only arthropod present on the leaves.     

A revision of Calvoa Hook. f. (Melastomataceae)

A revision of the genus Calvoa Hook. f. (Melastomataceae) is presented. Principal Component Analyses (PCA) and Cluster Analyses (UPGMA) were performed to elucidate three cases of difficult species delimitation and infraspecific variation, with the following results. (1) The separation between C. crassinoda Hook. f. and C. grandifolia Cogn. was clear in the results obtained with both methods. (2) The group of the West-Central African species Calvoa angolensis A. Fern. & R. Fern., C. calliantha Jacq.-Fél., C. monticola A. Chev., C. pulcherrima Gilg ex Engl., C. sapinii De Wild., C. seretii De Wild., C. sinuata Hook. f. and C. subquinquenervia De Wild, proved difficult to resolve with either analysis, but the Cluster Analysis produced results which are more consistent with the identification of the specimens. (3) Neither of the two analyses supported the recognition of infraspecific categories in Calvoa orientalis Taub. Eighteen species are recognized in the genus. The new species Calvoa Jacques-felixii E. Figueiredo is described and the new combination Calvoa seretii subsp. wildemaniana (Exell) E. Figueiredo is made. Four lectotypes are designated. The conservation status of some taxa is discussed. Six species are considered rare and possibly under threat.     

First report on Neotoma micropus (Rodentia) as a reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mexico]

Using xenodiagnosis, two (8.0%) of 25 woodrats Neotoma micropus were found infected with tripanosome parasite in Vaquerias, a village in Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. The triatomine species developing infective metacyclic trypanosomes at week 12th were Triatoma pallidipennis, T. infestans and T. gerstaeckeri. Experimental infections using infected dejections were successfully conducted on laboratory mice (CD1 strain) confirming the vertebrate cycle of Trypanosome cruzi. The biological characterization of T. cruzi strains was demonstrated based on: 1) Triatomine developmental cycle. 2) A vertebrate host parasitic period up to 25-33 post-infection days, and. 3) Typical morphology of bloodstream trypomastigotes and amastigotes from myocardial nest. This is the first report of T. cruzi biologically characterized in Nuevo Leon, as well as a new report of N. micropus, increasing the list of reservoir hosts in Mexico.     

Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) within citrus orchards in Florida: species distribution,relative and seasonal abundance within trees,associated vines and ground cover plants

Seven citrus orchards on reduced- to no-pesticide spray programs were sampled for predacious mites in the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in central and south central Florida. Inner and outer canopy leaves, open flowers, fruit, twigs, and trunk scrapings were sampled monthly between September 1994 and January 1996. Vines and ground cover plants were sampled monthly between September 1994 and January 1996 in five of these orchards. The two remaining orchards were on full herbicide programs and ground cover plants were absent. Thirty-three species of phytoseiid mites were identified from 35,405 specimens collected within citrus tree canopies within the seven citrus orchards, and 8,779 specimens from vines and ground cover plants within five of the seven orchards. The six most abundant phytoseiid species found within citrus tree canopies were: Euseius mesembrinus (Dean) (20,948), Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) (8,628), Iphiseiodes quadripilis (Banks) (2,632), Typhlodromips dentilis (De Leon) (592), Typhlodromina subtropica Muma and Denmark (519), and Galendromus helveolus (Chant) (315). The six most abundant species found on vines or ground cover plants were: T. peregrinus (6,608), E. mesembrinus (788), T. dentilis (451), I. quadripilis (203), T. subtropica (90), and Proprioseiopsis asetus (Chant) (48). The remaining phytoseiids included: Amblyseius aerialis (Muma), A. herbicolus (Chant), A. largoensis (Chant), A. multidentatus (Chant), A. sp. near multidentatus, A. obtusus (Koch), Chelaseius vicinus (Muma), Euseius hibisci Chant, Galendromus gratus (Chant), Metaseiulus mcgregori (Chant), Neoseiulus mumai (Denmark), N. vagus (Denmark), Phytoscutus sexpilis (Muma), Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks), Proprioseiopsis detritus (Muma), P. dorsatus (Muma), P. macrosetae (Banks), P. rotundus (Muma), P. solens (De Leon), Typhlodromips deleoni (Muma), T. dillus (De Leon), T. dimidiatus (De Leon), T. mastus Denmark and Muma, T. simplicissimus (De Leon), and T. sp. near tunus, and Typhlodromus transvaalensis (Nesbitt). Eighty-two ground cover plants or vines were sampled within the five orchards and one or more phytoseiids were collected from 71 of these plants. Five ground cover plants with the highest numbers of phytoseiids included: Bidens alba (L.) DC (1,420 mites within 13 species), Solanum americanum L. (1,355 mites within 8 species), Amaranthus spinosus L. (1,137 mites within 11 species), Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd. (844 mites within 8 species) and Richardia brasiliensis (Meg.) Gomez (354 mites within 8 species).     

Inability of recombinant interferon-gamma to activate the antibacterial activity of mouse peritoneal macrophages against Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella typhimurium

The effect of recombinant murine interferon-gamma (rIFN-gamma) as single stimulus for the activation of antibacterial activity of macrophages was investigated on the basis of the rate of intracellular killing of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella typhimurium by normal and rIFN gamma-activated peritoneal macrophages of CBA and C57BL/10 mice, which differ in natural resistance to infection by these bacteria. Eighteen hours after i.p. injection of 10 to 1 X 10(4) U rIFN-gamma, resident and exudate peritoneal macrophages which had phagocytosed L. monocytogenes or S. typhimurium in vivo, killed both species in vitro just as efficiently as did resident macrophages of normal mice. Similar results were obtained after 18 hr of in vitro incubation of resident or exudate peritoneal macrophages with 0.1 to 1 X 10(4) U/ml rIFN-gamma. Consistent with the in vitro findings, two i.v. injections of 5 X 10(4) U rIFN-gamma did not affect the rate of in vivo proliferation of L. monocytogenes or S. typhimurium in the spleens of mice during the first 2 days after i.v. injection of the bacteria. Compared with the effect on the controls, two i.p. injections of 5 X 10(2) to 5 X 10(4) U rIFN-gamma did not decrease the numbers of viable S. typhimurium in either the peritoneal cell suspension or the spleen 24 hr after i.p. injection of the bacteria. Checking the state of activation of rIFN-gamma-activated macrophages on the basis of two commonly used criteria for macrophage activation showed that rIFN-gamma-activated macrophages inhibited the intracellular replication of Toxoplasma gondii and displayed enhanced O2 consumption and H2O2 release after stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate compared with macrophages from normal CBA and C57BL/10 mice. The present findings show that as single activating stimulus, rIFN-gamma is not capable of activating the antibacterial effector functions of peritoneal macrophages against facultative intracellular pathogens such as L. monocytogenes and S. typhimurium.     

Candida arabinofermentans, a new L-arabinose fermenting yeast

Candida arabinofermentans (type strain NRRL YB-2248, CBS 8468), a new yeast that ferments the pentose L-arabinose, is described. The three known strains of this new species were isolated from insect frass of pine and larch trees in the U.S. Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences from the D1/D2 domain of large subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA places C. arabinofermentans among the methanol-assimilating yeasts and most closely related to Candida ovalis. Strains of the new species produce 0.7-1.9 g/l ethanol from L-arabinose.     

List of and key to the genera and species of the subfamily Amblyseiinae (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Korea

This study provides a list of and key to the 29 species of the subfamily Amblyseiinae in Korea. The subfamily comprises seven genera: Amblyseiulella Muma, Amblyseius Berlese, Euseius Wainstein, Neoseiulus Hughes, Okiseius Ehara, Proprioseiopsis Muma and Typhlodromips De Leon.     

The West Indian species of Encyrtidae described by L. D. Howard, 1894 and 1897 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)

Abstract. The following species of encyrtids described by Howard (1894, 1897) from St Vincent and Grenada are redescribed or dealt with in some other way. The current generic placements and synonymies are indicated in parentheses. Archinus occupants (Archinus), Aphycus amoenus (Metaphycus comb.n.), Aratus scutellatus (= brasiliensis Subba Rao syn.n., Zeteticontus), Blastothrix insolitus ( Anagyrus comb .n. ), Bothriothorax insularis (Zeteticontus), Cerchysius terebratus (Anagyrus), Cerchysius pulchricornis (Anagyrus), Chieloneurus funiculus (= cupreicollis Ashmead syn.n., Cheiloneurus), Cheiloneurus nigrescens (= longisetaceus De Santis syn.n., Cheiloneurus), Copidosoma diversicomis (Apoanagyrus comb.n.), Encyrtus argentipes (Zaomma), Encyrtus crassus (= Encyrtus gargaris Walker syn.n. = Giraultella lopesi Costa Lima & Ferreira syn. n, Coelopencyrtus comb.n.), Encyrtus conformis (Encyrtus), Encyrtus convexus (= Encyrtus nitidus (Howard) syn. n.), Encyrtus flaviclavus (Encyrtus), Encyrtus hirtus (Hunterellus comb.n.), Encyrtus moderatus (= Adelencyrtus femoralis Compere & Annecke syn. n. = Adelencyrtus miyarai Tachikawa syn. n., Adelencyrtus comb.n.), Encyrtus nitidus (= Protyndarichus proximus De Santis syn. n., Protyndarichus comb.n.), Encyrtus quadricolor (Encyrtus), Encyrtus rotundiformis (Psyllaephagus comb.n.), Encyrtus sordidus (Forcipestricis comb.n.), Encyrtus submetallicus (Ooencyrtus), Habrolepoidea glauca (Habrolepoidea) and Homalopoda cristata (Homalopoda). Xiphomastix De Santis is synonymized with Anagyrus Howards (syn. n.), both included species ( X. nigriceps De Santis and X. bellator De Santis) being transferred to the latter. Propsyllaephagus Blanchard is synonymized with Psyllaephagus Ashmead (syn.n), Aratiscus laevigatus De Santis is transferred to Zeteticontus Silvestri (comb n.) and a key to the South American species of the genus is provided.     

Effects of reactive oxygen species on prostacyclin production in perinatal rat lung cells

A differentiation-arrested primary cell culture model was used to examine the role of reactive oxygen species in the control of prostacyclin (PGI2) production in the perinatal rat lung. Coincubation of the lung cells with arachidonic acid (AA) and xanthine (X, 0.25 mM) plus xanthine oxidase (XO, 10 mU/ml) or with AA and glucose (25 mM) plus glucose oxidase (25 mU/ml) augmented the AA-induced PGI2 output. Superoxide dismutase (10 U/ml) did not alter the X + XO effect, whereas catalase (10 U/ml) eliminated both X + XO and glucose plus glucose oxidase effects. H2O2 (1-200 microM) showed a dose-related biphasic augmentation with peak stimulation at 20 microM. Catalase again blocked this effect, but dimethylthiourea, a hydroxyl radical scavenger, did not. A 20-min pretreatment of the cells with X + XO, glucose plus glucose oxidase, or H2O2, however, diminished the capacity of the cells to convert exogenous AA to PGI2. This pretreatment effect was also blocked by catalase. The responses were similar in lung cells obtained from day 20 rat fetuses (term = 22 days) and 1-day-old newborn rats. Lactate dehydrogenase release was not detected during treatment periods but increased significantly after exposure to reactive oxygen species.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)