大劣按蚊吸血活动与交配受精的关系

大劣按蚊Anophelos dirus是我国及东南亚地区的重要传疟媒介。研究表明成蚊羽化后,在未喂血的情况下,可有较高的交配受精率。在同一蚊笼,吸血机会完全相同的条件下,大蚊笼受精雌蚊吸血率为59.88%,未受精雌蚊的吸血率为35.38%;小蚊笼受精雌蚊的吸血率为74.13%,未受精雌蚊吸血率仅为43.56%。正常交配雌蚊的吸血率为49.71%,未进行交配的处女雌蚊吸血率为28.42%。同为正常交配蚊群,喂血组雌蚊受精率55.85%,不喂血组的受精率为44.51%。初步认为大劣按蚊的吸血活动与交配受精有一定的关系。     

夜蛾科新种记述

本文记述夜蛾科3新种,分别采自四川峨眉山和湖北神农架。新种的正模标本保存子中国科学院动物研究所,副模标本保存于湖北省农业科学院植物保护研究所。 1.大斑明夜蛾Sphragifera magniplag新种 翅展38毫米。胸部背面及颈板白色,布有零星黑点,下胸与足淡褐色,足腿节与胫节杂有黑色;腹部褐色,腹面杂有黑色;前翅白色,翅基部及中区布有黑褐色点,一红棕色斜     

常量喷布植物乳油对大田害虫杀虫活性类型分析

1％稗Echinochlca crusgalli Beauv乳油(稗籽净油:甲苯:SOS=1:0.01:0.005)对大田棉蚜Aphis gossypii Glover充分显示较强的触杀活性。其触杀效果与丁硫威(Marshal)一致,并能抑制黄瓜系统花叶病(cmv,mmv)的发生。1980—83年,我们筛选、提取了部分植物性物质,并利用这些提取物在田间水稻和蔬菜害虫中进行一系列试验,产生了一定击倒、触杀和拒避效果。     

图夜蛾属一新种(鳞翅目:夜蛾科)

本文记述图夜蛾属一新种。新种的模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。 隐图夜蛾Eugraphe obsoleta新种(图1) 翅展29毫米。头部淡褐色,下唇须第1、2节外侧大部褐黑色,第3节淡黄色,头顶褐色,雄蛾触角双栉形,栉齿短,有纤毛,颈板与翅基片淡褐色,胸部背面黑褐色,足暗灰褐色;腹部暗褐色,节间赭黄色;前翅淡赭黄色,中室色较暗,各横线不明显,环纹大,近圆形,     

Regio- and stereo-selective metabolism of 4-methylbenz[a]anthracene by the fungus Cunninghamella elegans.

Metabolism of 4-methylbenz[a]anthracene by the fungus Cunninghamella elegans was studied. C. elegans metabolized 4-methylbenz[a]anthracene primarily at the methyl group, this being followed by further metabolism at the 8,9- and 10,11-positions to form trans-8,9-dihydro-8,9-dihydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene and trans-10,11-dihydro-10,11-dihydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene. There was no detectable trans-dihydrodiol formed at the methyl-substituted double bond (3,4-positions) or at the 'K' region (5,6-positions). The metabolites were isolated by reversed-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography and characterized by the application of u.v.-visible-absorption-, 1H-n.m.r.- and mass-spectral techniques. The 4-hydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene trans-8,9- and -10,11-dihydrodiols were optically active. Comparison of the c.d. spectra of the trans-dihydrodiols formed from 4-methylbenz[a]anthracene by C. elegans with those of the corresponding benz[a]anthracene trans-dihydrodiols formed by rat liver microsomal fraction indicated that the major enantiomers of the 4-hydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene trans-8,9-dihydrodiol and trans- 10,11-dihydrodiol formed by C. elegans have S,S absolute stereochemistries, which are opposite to those of the predominantly 8R,9R- and 10R,11R-dihydrodiols formed by the microsomal fraction. Incubation of C. elegans with 4-methylbenz[a]anthracene under 18O2 and subsequent mass-spectral analysis of the metabolites indicated that hydroxylation of the methyl group and the formation of trans-dihydrodiols are catalysed by cytochrome P-450 mono-oxygenase and epoxide hydrolase enzyme systems. The results indicate that the fungal mono-oxygenase-epoxide hydrolase enzyme systems are highly stereo- and regio-selective in the metabolism of 4-methylbenz[a]anthracene.     

Pacemaker Properties of Completely Isolated Neurones in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aplysia californica</Emphasis>

SINGLE-CELL pacemaker activity is interesting because of its function in temporal organization and information processing in the nervous system. Many invertebrate neurones are regularly and autonomously active^1,2. Although the pacemaker rhythm probably originates within the recorded neurone, it is not clear whether it originates in the axonal tree or in the cell soma. Alving³ approached this question by studying pacemaker activity in the soma of Aplysia nerve cells, after ligaturing the axonal stem with fine sutures. The study described here presents evidence that nerve cell somata which are completely dissociated from all surrounding tissue and with or without axons, are able to maintain regular autorhythmic activity for periods of more than 24 h. The method of complete isolation of cells represents some progress over Alving's method because it is easier to accomplish, has a larger yield of viable neurones and allows longer recording periods.     

四川跳之一新属新种

本文记述跳(虫甲)亚科(Alticinae,Chrysomelidae)的新属Omeisphaera,系以新种O.anticata为模式种,产于四川峨眉山。模式标本保存在中国科学院北京动物研究所。 峨眉球跳(虫甲)Omeisphaera新属 本新属与Sphaeroderma Stephen及Argopus Fischer两属最接近,外形更酷似Argopus属的种类,但唇基正常(图3),不若该属种类之向前叉开而分为两叶。它的主要区别特征在于后胸腹板的前部,即介于中足基节之间的部分显著隆起,向前突出,与前胸腹板相遇,遮盖了中胸腹板(图4);前突的端末钝圆,不具边框。在Sphaeroderma、Argopus等属,后胸腹板前部并不隆起,端末具边框,与中胸腹板嵌合,处于同一水平。     

Conformational aspect of polypeptide structure. XLIV. Conformational transitions of poly(N-methyl-alanines) induced by trifluoroacetic acid

The synthesis of poly(N-methyl-L -alanine) and poly (N-methyl-DL -alanine) are described. The polymers were examined by 220 MHz high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) and circular dichroism (CD). The results demonstrate that poly(N-methyl-L -alanine) exists as an ordered helical structure with all the amide bonds in the trans configuration in appropriate solvents. As trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is added to the solutions of the polymer in helix-supporting solvents, resonances corresponding to both trans and cis amide conformations of N-methyl, C-methyl, and α-CH are observed. The presence of both the trans and the cis peptide bonds in a polymer chain disrupts the ordered structures. Our conclusions from CD data are in agreement with the nmr results. Ultracentrifugation shows that degradation of the polymer chain does not occur during the TFA treatment.     

Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Narcissus Leaf

Carbohydrate contents of both the photosynthetic and the storageorgans of Narcissus tazetta L. were determined at four stagesin their development under both ‘natural’ growingconditions and under conditions of varying light intensities. Starch was abundantly stored in all the storage organs, particularlyin the bases of the photosynthetic organs under high light intensityand also at the second dormant stage. However, its level remainedrelatively stable in the green part of the foliage leaf andthe scape at different stages and appeared not to be affectedby light except at very high intensity. It was found in boththe bundle sheaths and guard cells. Sucrose, which is the first sugar of photosynthesis, was continuouslyexported from the green parts of the blade and the scape totheir bases where it was also stored. In the dark the sucroselevel became low in the green blade and the green scape butit rose with increase of light intensity. The hexose level was very low at the dormant stage in all organsexamined but rose as they matured and exceeded that of sucrosein the green organs except in high light intensity. Hexose isformed presumably as a result of sucrose hydrolysis and is constantlylost, presumably through respiration. At senescence sugar disappeared almost completely from all theorgans, while nearly 10 per cent of residual dry weight of starchremained in the dead tissues. The interrelationship betweenthe carbohydrates and their movement in the leaf is discussed.     

焦条丽夜蛾生活习性的初步观察

焦条丽夜蛾(Acontia graellsi Feisthamel)由于为害棉叶,故在湖北过去一般多称棉叶夜蛾。在河南黄泛区农场和武昌宝积庵附近棉田,以往都曾发现其为害,但因发生数量不多,故当时都未引起注意。近几年来,此虫在本专区的襄阳、宜城、枣阳、光化等县发生很多,特别是棉花生长中后期,雨水稍多时,为害更重,常把棉叶吃光。鉴于此虫在国内以往还未见到发生与为害的详细研究记载,故本所在1962年作了些田间系统调查和室内饲养观察。现将此虫的生活习性初步观察结果整理如下。