广西大头蚁属分类研究及三新种记述(膜翅目:蚁科)(英文)

记述广西大头蚁属昆虫１３种,其中３新种,即奇大头蚁Ｐ．ａｐｈｒａｓｔａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,长柄大头蚁Ｐ．ｌｏｎｇｉｓｃａｐａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和淡黄大头蚁Ｐ．ｆｌａｖｅｒｉａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,中国１新纪录种费氏大头蚁Ｐ．ｆｅａｅＥｍｅｒｙ,提出１新地位种香港大头蚁Ｐ．ｈｏｎｇｋｏｎｇｅｎｓｉｓＷｈｅｅｌｅｒ,ｎｅｗｓｔａｔｕｓ。新种奇大头蚁与香港大头蚁近似,主要不同为头部刻纹,尤其是头部的奇特形状,即不仅头顶具横形凹陷,头侧也具斜形凹陷。新种长柄大头蚁与阿伦大头蚁Ｐ．ａｌａｎｉＢｉｎｇｈａｍ相似,不同之处为：唇基具中脊;唇基前缘凹陷;第１结节上缘完整。此外,小型工蚁触角极长,柄节比达１６４～１６７,在同属各种中也是少见的。新种淡黄大头蚁与兴起湖大头蚁Ｐ．ｆｕｎｋｉｋｏｅｎｓｉｓＷｈｅｅｌｅｒ相似,主要区别为大型工蚁头长大于宽;唇基不具中脊;小型工蚁后头缘具粗大网状刻纹。后一特征可与同属中大多数种类相区别。新种正模标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所,副模标本及其余研究标本保存于广西师范大学生物系。     

中国角腹蚁属分类研究及一新种记述（膜翅目∶蚁科）

本文记述华南地区角腹蚁属１新种,光亮角腹蚁Ｒｅｃｕｒｖｉｄｒｉｓ ｇｌａｂｒｉｃｅｐｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。新种与皮克氏角腹蚁Ｒ．ｐｉｃｋｂｕｒｎｉ Ｂｏｌｔｏｎ相似,但有如下不峭：头部及前胸背板光亮;并胸腹节刺较粗;结节具长的腹柄下突。文中还提供我国已知３种角腹蚁工蚁分种检索表,新种正模标本保存于广西师范大学生物系,副模标本保存于嘉道理农场暨植物园和广西师范大学生物系。     

蚁科一中国新记录属及一新种记述：膜翅目

本文记述在新疆地区发现的１中国新记录属──俄蚁属ＲｏｓｓｏｍｙｒｍｅｘＡｒｎｏｌｄｉ及１新种──方结俄蚁Ｒｏｓｓｏｍｙｒｍｅｘｑｕａｎｄｒａｔｉｎｏｄｕｍ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所昆虫标本室。     

浙江省等翅目两新种（等翅目：白蚁科）

本文记述了等翅目白蚁科两新种：浙江大白蚁Ｍａｃｒｏｔｅｒｍｅｓ ｚｈｅｊｉａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和小葫白蚁Ｃｕｃｕｒｂｉｔｅｒｍｅｓ ｐａｒｖｉｃｅｐｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。标本均采自浙江省,正模保存于广东省昆虫研究所。     

广西长崎齿瓢虫属二新种（鞘翅目：瓢虫科）

本文记述采自广西壮族自治区的长崎齿瓢虫属２新种,即弄岗崎齿瓢虫Ａｆｉｓｓｕｌａｎｏｎｇｇａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和鸟喙崎齿瓢虫Ａ．ｏｒｎｉｔｈｏｒｒｈｙｎｃｈａ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。模式标本除弄岗崎齿瓢虫Ａ．ｎｏｎｇｇａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ（正模♂,配模♀和副模５♂４♀）保存在南京农业大学植保系外,其余标本保存在广西农科院植保所。     

云南行军蚁亚科和猛蚁亚科二新属记述(膜翅目:蚁科)

在云南西双片纳自然保护区热带雨林内采集并描述行宫蚁亚科和猛蚁亚科２新属。云行军蚁属Ｙｕｎｏｄｏｒｙｌｕｓ ｇｅｎ．ｎｏｖ．新属隶属于行军蚁亚科,为单模属,地栖性,其属模六刺云行军蚁Ｙ．ｓｅｘｓｐｉｎｕｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．新种的２个巢群发现于季节性雨林和落叶季雨林的土壤样中。版纳猛蚁属Ｂａｎｎａｐｏｎｅ ｇｅｎ．ｎｏｖ．新属隶属于猛蚁亚科钝猛蚁族Ａｍｂｌｙｏｐｏｎｉｎｉ,为单模属,其属模木兰版纳猛蚁Ｂ     

寻螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：长须螨科）

本文记述寻螨属一新种－花溪寻螨Ｚｅｔｚｅｌｌｉａ ｈｕａｘｉｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,正模♀,副模４♀♀,采自贵州省贵阳市花溪。模式标本保存于上海复旦大学环境和资源生物学系。     

耳时蝉属四新种（同翅目：耳叶蝉科）

本文记述耳叶蝉科耳叶蝉属四新种：１．浅斑耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａｐａｌｌｉｄｅｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,２．片脊耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａｌａｍｅｌｌａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,３．黑纹耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａｎｉｇｒｏｌｉｎｅａｔａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,４．明冠耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａｈｙａｌｉｎａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．．标本分别采自我国西藏、云南及安徽省．模式标本保存于安徽农学院．     

耳叶蝉属四新种：（同翅目：耳叶蝉科）

本文记述耳叶蝉科耳叶蝉属四新种：１．浅斑耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａ ｐａｌｌｉｄａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,２．片脊耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａ ｌａｍｅｌｌａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,３．黑纹耳叶蝉Ｌａｄｒａ ｎｉｇｒｏｌｉｎｅａｔａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,４．明冠耳叶蝉Ｌｅｄｒａ ｈｙａｌｉｎａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。标本分别采自我国西藏、云南及安徽省。模式标本保存于安徽农学院。     

云南省阳蝇属五新种(双翅目:蝇科)

报道云南省蝇科Ｈｅｌｉｎａ Ｒ．－Ｄ．５新种,分别命名为保山阳蝇Ｈｅｌｉｎａ ｂａｏｓｈａｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．、贡山阳蝇Ｈｅｌｉｎａ ｇ９ｏｎｇｓｈａｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．、大黑阳蝇Ｈｅｌｉｎａ ｌａｒｇｉｎｉｇｒａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．、马氏阳蝇Ｈｅｌｉｎａ ｍａａｅ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和豹腹阳蝇Ｈｅｌｉｎａ ｐａｒｄｉａｂｄｏｍｉｎｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。模式标本保存于沈阳师范学院昆虫研究所     

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.