THREE NEW SPECIES OF ALLANTINAE (HYMENOPTERA,TENTHREDINIDAE) FROM GUANGXI, CHINA

记述平背叶蜂亚科3新种:薛氏片爪叶蜂Darjilingiaxueae Wei et Liu,sp.nov.,黑痣狭腹叶蜂Athlophorus nigrostigmata Wei,sp. nov.,斑背蔡氏叶蜂Caiina maculoterga Wei et Niu,sp.nov..     

中国广西平背叶蜂亚科三新种(膜翅目,叶蜂科)

记述平背叶蜂亚科3新种:薛氏片爪叶蜂Darjilingia xueae Wei et Liu,sp.nov.,黑痣狭腹叶蜂Athlophorusnigrostigmata W ei,sp.nov.,斑背蔡氏叶蜂Caiina maculoterga W ei et Niu,sp.nov.。     

中国刻胸叶蜂属Eriocampa Hartig 分类研究(膜翅目:叶蜂科:叶蜂亚科)

厘订中国刻胸叶蜂属Eriocampa Hartig.记述了6个种,包括5新种 黑足刻胸叶蜂E. melanopoda Nie et Wei, sp. nov.; 大窝刻胸叶蜂E. foveata Nie et Wei, sp. nov.; 环腹刻胸叶蜂E. annulata Nie et Wei, sp. nov.; 小齿刻胸叶蜂E. dentella Nie et Wei, sp. nov.; 红环刻胸叶蜂E. rufomaculata Nie et Wei, sp. nov..详细描述了5新种形态,并给出了重要形态特征图、分布和分种检索表.模式标本分别保存于中南林学院昆虫标本室(CSFU)和天津自然博物馆(TNM).     

中国刻胞叶蜂属Eriocampa Hartig分类研究（膜翅目：叶蜂科：叶蜂亚科）

厘订中国刻胸叶蜂属Eriocampa Hatrig。记述了6个种,包括6新种：黑足刻胞叶蜂E.melanopoda Nie et Wei,sp.nov.;大窝刻胞叶蜂E.foveata Nie et Wei,sp.nov.;环腹刻胸叶蜂E.annulata Nie et Wei,sp.nov.;小齿刻胸叶蜂E.dentella Nie et Wei,sp.nov.;红环刻胸叶蜂E,.rufomaculata Nie et Wei,sp.nov.。详细描述了5新种形态,并给出了重要形态特征图、分布和分种检索素。模式标本分别保存于中南林学院昆虫标本室（CSFU）和天津自然博物馆（TNM）。     

中国叶蜂属(膜翅目,叶蜂科)三新种

记述采自中国河南、陕西、浙江的叶蜂科叶蜂亚科叶蜂属3新种:吕氏横斑叶蜂Tenthredo lunani Wei et Niu,sp.nov.,三斑槌腹叶蜂Tenthredo dolichomisca Wei et Niu,sp.nov.,黑腰白端叶蜂Tenthredo pararubiapicilina Wei et Niu,sp.nov.。新种模式标本保存于湖南长沙中南林业科技大学昆虫模式标本室。     

中国真片叶蜂属(膜翅目,叶蜂科)四新种

记述采自中国河南的真片叶蜂属4新种:短室真片叶蜂Eutomostethus brevicellus Wei et Niu,sp.nov.,狭突真片叶蜂Eutomostethus lineituberculus Wei et Niu,sp.nov.,白腹真片叶蜂Eutomostethus albiventralinus Wei et Niu,sp.nov.和假亮真片叶蜂Eutomostethus pseudometallicus Wei et Niu,sp.nov..新种模式标本保存于湖南长沙中南林业科技大学昆虫模式标本室.     

中国大基叶蜂亚科三新种(膜翅目,叶蜂科)

记述中国大基叶蜂亚科3新种:宽斑大基叶蜂Beleses latimaculatus Wei et Niu,sp.nov.,黑毛大基叶蜂Beleses nigropilosus Wei et Niu,sp.nov.和黄褐凹跗叶蜂Eusunoxa fulvitarsis Wei et Xue,sp.nov.。     

中国三节叶蜂属三新种(膜翅目,三节叶蜂科)

记述中国三节叶蜂属3新种:显著斑钳三节叶蜂Arge distincta Wei et Zhang,sp.nov.,红胫斑钳三节叶蜂Arge rufotibiella Wei et Zhang,sp.nov.和细角斑钳三节叶蜂drge tenuicornis Wei et Zhang,sp.nov..3新种与Argemarginellia Wei,2002以及Arge basifusca Malaise,1947构成三节叶蜂属1新种团marginellia种团.编制了marginellia种团已知种类检索表.新种模式标本保存于中南林业科技大学昆虫模式标本室.     

中国平背叶蜂亚科(膜翅目,叶蜂科)三新种

记述采自中国河南叶蜂科平背叶蜂业科3新种:尖鞘狭背叶蜂Ametastegia acutitheca Wei,sp.nov.,褐鳞狄背叶蜂A.rufotegularis Wei,sp.nov.,刘氏元叶蜂Toxonus liui Wei et Niu,sp.nov..     

寄生天目紫茎的带斑叶蜂属一新种(膜翅目,叶蜂科)

记述了带斑叶蜂属Emphytopsis Wei et Nie,1998特征和分类研究简史,描述了寄生山茶科天目紫茎的1新种,紫茎带斑叶蜂Emphytopsis stewartii sp.nov.,修订了带斑叶蜂属世界已知种检索表.     

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.