中国蜉蝣属两异名及一新种记述(蜉蝣目,蜉蝣科)

我国大陆蜉蝣科蜉蝣属Ephemera中的张家界蜉E．zhangjiajiensis Zhang,Gui et You,1995实际是绢蜉E．serica Eaton。1871的同物异名(新异名),湖南蜉E．hunanensis Zhang,Gui et You,1995是梧州蜉E．wuchowensis Hsu,1938的异名(新异名)。本文还报道1新种——红斑蜉Ephemera rufomaculata sp．nov．的成熟稚虫和成虫。本种成虫腹部为棕红色,腹部背板1～2节具大面积的色块,腹部3～9节背板各具3对黑色纵纹,雄性外生殖器具发达的阳端突以及阳茎端部明显向后突出而十分独特,极易与已知种区分。本种稚虫因具有与成虫相似的腹部背板斑纹以及较小的上颚突起也易识别。     

中文蜻蜓常用名称考

在我国,蜻蜓有多种名称,目前仍在使用的有蜻蜓、蜻蛉、水虿、、豆娘等。它们当中,有些是源自蜻蜓类昆虫的体色,如“蜻、”;有些是由蜻蜓的身体形状而来,如“蜓、蛉、水虿”。而“豆娘”出现最晚,应用时间也最短。中文之“豆娘”与日文中的“豆娘”关系甚为复杂,目前尚无定论。     

河南省蜉蝣新种记述：昆虫纲：蜉蝣目

本文描述了采自河南省伏牛山地区的蜉蝣目３新种,即河南刺翅蜉Ｃｅｎｔｒｏｐｔｉｌｕｍ ｈｅｎａｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．长茎锯形蜉Ｓｅｒｒａｔｅｌｌａ ｌｏｎｇｉｐｅｎｎｉｓ ｓｐｎ．ｎｏｖ与黑铗细蜉Ｃａｅｎｉｓ ｎｉｇｒｏｆｏｒｃｅｐｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．讨论了它们区别于近似种的特征。     

高翔蜉属一新种：蜉蝣目：扁蜉蝣科

本文记述采自湖南省大庸市高翔蜉属一新种。该种以其阳茎叶外侧面具有一向前弯曲的钩状突起为显著特征,可区别于本属其他种类。     

中国扁蜉科二新种记述(昆虫纲,蜉蝣目)

记述采自中国香港的蜉蝣目扁蜉科2新种。根据稚虫和成虫的形态特征,详细描述了中国新纪录属康扁蜉属Compsoneuria 1新种：大埔浯康扁蜉Compsoneuria taipokauensis sp．nov．。该新种的成虫标本由稚虫在实验室内饲养而成。根据稚虫形态特征,详细描述了高翔蜉属1新种：箭鬃高翔蜉Epeorus sagittatus sp．nov．。     

我国首例雌雄嵌合体蜉蝣记述

在雌雄异体的动物中偶尔出现的雌雄嵌合体由于同时具有雌雄两性的特征,长期以来引起了胚胎学家和遗传学家的兴趣。它们被用来描绘胚胎发育过程中囊胚层的命运图和测算形成成体某一特定结构的原始细胞的数目,从而在遗传、进化和发育的研究中起着特有的作用。     

古籍中的蜘蛛名称考

中国历史悠久,对蜘蛛的记述早于世界上的其他国家,而且中国古代书籍中记载的蜘蛛名称很多。初步考证了“蜘蛛”名称的来源以及古代书籍中记载蜘蛛的各种名称。     

蜉蝣目化石的研究进展

回顾了世界蜉蝣目化石研究简史,列出已发表的化石种类名录、分布及年代,共40科、124属、218种,其中包括中国的8属13种;描述了不同地质时期主要蜉蝣化石的分类单元和分布地区.简要介绍了蜉蝣分类系统及系统发育、稚虫食性、与其它昆虫的关系和古生态等方面的研究成果.在本文的第2部分,初步分析了目前该类群所存在的一些问题,并对今后的研究工作进行了展望.     

浅淡中英文昆虫名称与文化

昆虫是地球上最富多样性的类群 ,对中英两种文化的影响既有共同的方面 ,也存在明显的差异。该文介绍了常见的昆虫名称所产生的诗句、成语、谚语和俗语的内涵及其对各自文化的影响。     

Mayfly production in a Colorado mountain stream: an assessment of methods for synchronous and non-synchronous species

Year-round collections of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) from a Colorado mountain stream allowed critical examination of several methods of calculating production for species with different life cycles. Five of the six numerically dominant species exhibited slow seasonal, univoltine life cycles. Baetis tricaudatus was bivoltine. Two species demonstrated well synchronized development, three species were poorly synchronized and a sixth was intermediate. Mean density and biomass data from each sampling date were used to ascertain the goodness-of-fit of each species to the Allen curve. It is proposed that such information can provide quantitative criteria for identifying species with well synchronized development and thereby determine when it is appropriate to directly apply cohort methods while avoiding time intensive body size (e.g. head width) measurements necessary for size-frequency analyses. In addition, these data demonstrate that species specific production varies with gross changes in elevation.     

Selective oviposition of the mayfly Baetis bicaudatus

Selective oviposition can have important consequences for recruitment limitation and population dynamics of organisms with complex life cycles. Temporal and spatial variation in oviposition may be driven by environmental or behavioral constraints. The goals of this study were to: (1) develop an empirical model of the substrate characteristics that best explain observed patterns of oviposition by Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera), whose females lay eggs under rocks protruding from high-elevation streams in western Colorado; and (2) test experimentally selective oviposition of mayfly females. We surveyed the number and physical characteristics of potential oviposition sites, and counted the number and density of egg masses in different streams of one watershed throughout two consecutive flight seasons. Results of surveys showed that variability in the proportion of protruding rocks with egg masses and the density of egg masses per rock were explained primarily by seasonal and annual variation in hydrology, and variation in geomorphology among streams. Moreover, surveys and experiments showed that females preferred to oviposit under relatively large rocks located in places with high splash associated with fast current, which may provide visual, mechanical or both cues to females. Experiments also showed that high densities of egg masses under certain rocks were caused by rock characteristics rather than behavioral aggregation of ovipositing females. While aggregations of egg masses provided no survival advantage, rocks selected by females had lower probabilities of desiccating during egg incubation. Our data suggest that even when protruding rocks are abundant, not all rocks are used as oviposition sites by females, due to female selectivity and to differences in rock availability within seasons, years, or streams depending on variation in climate and hydrogeomorphology. Therefore, specialized oviposition behavior combined with variation in availability of quality oviposition substrata has the potential to limit recruitment of this species.Electronic supplementary material Supplementary material is available in the online version of this article at and is accessible for authorized users.     

植物古汉名渊源及蕴含的古文化

本文通过植物古汉名训诂研究,探讨了一些鲜为人知的植物古汉名命名的渊源,以例析形式阐明植物古汉名命名的几种主要类型,并挖掘基因中有价值的古代文化。     

Isolation and characterization of 10 highly polymorphic di- and trinucleotide microsatellite markers in the mayfly Ameletus inopinatus (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae)

We describe the isolation of ten polymorphic microsatellite loci from the mayfly Ameletus inopinatus. Loci had di‐ or trinucleotide repeat motifs and were highly variable with three to 17 alleles (mean = 7.15). Observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.143 to 0.905. One locus (Ami_202) showed significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in one population, but no evidence for null alleles. One locus (Ami_73) was significantly linked with three other loci. The remaining nine loci should prove highly informative for population genetic studies.     

The effects of extended photoperiods on the drift of the mayfly ephemerella subvaria McDunnough (Ephemeroptera : Ephemerellidae)

Field drift studies indicated that the nocturnal drift density of E. subvaria nymphs was greater in early May than in early November.Laboratory studies showed that the number of individuals appearing in the drift was a linear function of the duration of the preceding photoperiod. Nymphs had a greater propensity to drift when they were not in a state of active growth than when they were growing. The tendency of individuals in a single laboratory population to drift was observed to change under conditions of constant temperature and randomized photoperiod. This suggests that the shift was due to some internal physiological change rather than to an external cue.It is suggested that drift in E. subvaria functions as a method relocation from fast-water areas to slow-water pools and stream margins. Redistribution to these areas may reduce mortality incurred during spring run-off and during emergence.     

Oogenesis of the mayfly Habrophlebia eldae: Synthesis of vitelline and chorionic envelopes

The ultrastructure of developing ovarian follicles inside the panoistic ovarioles of Habrophlebia eldae were examined to observe the events occurring during egg maturation up to the full formation of the chorionic envelopes. The early vitellogenic follicles are coupled by gap junctions and are extensively interlocked with the oocyte plasma membrane via microvilli. With the onset of vitellogenesis, coated pits and coated vesicles are precursors to yolk deposition and are visible at the follicle cell-oocyte interface. Postvitellogenic development entails the deposition of the egg envelopes. The vitelline envelope arises from the coalescence of rectangular plaques whose precursors are visible in Golgi complexes as heterogeneous electron-opaque granules. A chorionic pattern of ridges on the egg surface characterizes the shell of H. eldae. The fully developed chorion shows three distinct regions with differently organized patterns. A fine layer of fibrous material (a secretion of the follicle cells, Ephemeroptera devoid of accessory glands) adheres to the egg chorion and is probably involved in attachment to the substrate.     

Allozyme diversity and population genetic structure of the caddisfly Orthopsyche fimbriata and the mayfly Acanthophlebia cruentata in New Zealand streams

1. Allozymes were used to measure genetic variation within and among regional populations of the caddisfly Orthopsyche fimbriata and the mayfly Acanthophlebia cruentata in North Island New Zealand streams.
2. High levels of genetic differentiation were recorded in populations of O. fimbriata within and among catchments separated by more than 100 km, but little or no differentiation in populations separated by around 10 km. The Auckland isthmus appears to be a major barrier to north–south gene flow, with nearly fixed allelic differences at one locus. Genotype frequencies conformed to Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium.
3.  Acanthophlebia cruentata had low levels of genetic variation; the results are unexpected given that O. fimbriata apparently has greater potential for dispersal. The limited genetic data for A. cruentata provided evidence for genetic differentiation among populations separated by around 100 km, or more, within catchments and some differentiation between catchment populations separated by only 25 km.