糙尾螨属在中国首次记录并描述二新种(蜱螨亚纲:尾足螨股:多盾螨科)

记述糙尾螨属2新种：吉林糙尾螨Trachytes jilinensis sp.nov和殷氏糙尾螨Trachytes yinsuigongi sp.nov。，该属在中国为首次记录。     

中国甲胄螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：尾足螨股）

记述甲胄螨属1新种：铁岭甲胄螨Oplitis tielingensis,sp．nov．,模式标本保存于辽宁省沈阳农业大学植物保护学院。 新种与于氏甲胄螨Oplitis yuxini Ma,2001相近,但新种雌螨围殖板前缘有齿缺7个,腹毛5对;而后者雌螨围殖板前缘有齿缺5个,腹毛3对。 正模：♂,辽宁省铁岭市龙首山土壤,2006-Ⅷ,陈万鹏采;副模：1♂,同正模。 新种以采集地铁岭市命名。     

吉林省革螨新记录(蜱螨亚纲:中气门目)

本文报道吉林省革螨新记录4种。1裂胸螨科(Aceosejidae) 1.1巨肛伊虫穴螨(Iphidozercon magnanalis Ma et Yin,1999)雌螨体长494μm,宽287μm。背板覆盖整个背面,边缘稍卷向腹面;板面花纹浓重,凸凹不平,前部与两侧呈网状,网眼形状不规则,中部形成纵带,带上有许多小圆孔;背毛短小光滑。胸板前后缘均凹,胸毛3对。生殖板后部稍膨大,生殖毛在板外。肛板宽大于长,后部宽于前部,前后缘均凸。气门沟前端达到颚基。头盖3突。螯钳动趾2齿。     

雄尾螨属两新种记述（蜱螨亚纲：雄尾螨科）

本文记述贵州和湖南的雄尾螨属水螨两新种：二叶雄尾螨和突板雄尾螨。模式标本保存在贵州农学院植物保护系。     

中国派伦螨属一新种(蜱螨亚纲,中气门亚目,派伦螨科)

记述派伦螨属一新种:鞍山派伦螨Parholaspulusanshanensis sp. nov.,模式标本保存于辽宁省沈阳农业大学植物保护学院.新种与Parholaspulus bregetovae Alexandrov,1965相近,但新种雌螨螯肢动趾7齿,而后者动趾具齿10个以上;新种第3对肛前毛位于同侧第1、2对肛前毛着生点连线内侧,后者3对腹肛毛几乎在同一纵线上;新种头盖中突和侧突均有分叉,而后者不分叉;雄螨头盖形状两者也不同.正模♀,副模2♀♀,4♂♂,辽宁省鞍山市千山风景区土壤,副模14♀♀,17♂♂,辽宁省凤城市凤凰山土壤,2002-09,石承民和顾丽嫱采.     

雄尾螨属二新种及马氏雄尾螨重新记述：（蜱螨亚纲：雄尾螨科）

作者在整理采自贵阳、长沙、武汉的马氏雄尾螨Arrenurus(Micruracarus)madarasziDaday标本中,发现了两个近似新种:拟马氏雄尾螨Arrenurus(Micruracarus)madarasziatus sp.nov.和华中雄尾螨Arrenurus(Micruracarus)huazhongensis sp.nov.本文记述了此三近以种,并作了特征鉴别。     

中国陕西双羽爪瘿螨属二新种(瘿螨总科,羽爪瘿螨科,羽爪瘿螨亚科)

记述在陕西发现的双羽爪瘿螨属2新种:短毛双羽爪瘿螨 Diptacus brevichaetus sp.nov.,寄主是山胡椒Lindera glauca(Sieb.et Zucc.)Bl.(樟科Lauraceae);商州双羽爪瘿螨Diptacus shangzhous sp.nov.,寄主是樱桃Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindl.)G.Don(蔷薇科Rosaceae).模式标本保存在安康学院农学与生命科学学院.短毛双羽爪瘿螨,新种Diptacus brevichaetus sp.nov.(图1～6)正模♀;副模:7♀♀,5♂♂,2008-07-24,陕西省商南县(33°31′N,110°53′E;海拔780m),金丝峡、谢满超采.寄主为山胡椒Lindera glauca(Sieb.et Zucc.)Bl.(樟科Lauraceae).新种与黄肉楠双羽爪瘿螨Diptacus actinodaphne Wang et Wei,2009相似,但新种背盾板饰有网格;足Ⅰ基节间光滑;生殖盖片基部饰有颗粒,端部饰有12短线予以区别(黄肉楠双羽爪瘿螨D.actinodaphne背盾板饰有不规则短线;足Ⅰ基节饰有线条;雌生殖盖片饰有8～10条纵肋).商州双羽爪瘿螨,新种Diptacus shangzhous sp.nov.(图7～12)正模♀;副模:9♀♀,7 ♂ ♂,2008-08-26,陕西省商州市(33°47′N,109°40′E;海拔870 m),秦王山、谢满超采.寄主为樱桃Cerasus pseudocerasus(Lindl.)G.Don(蔷薇科Rosaceae).新种与樱桃双羽爪瘿螨Diptacus pseudocerasis Kuang et Hong,1990相似,但新种具前叶突;足Ⅰ基节分离,无胸线;基节饰有颗粒和少量短线;雌生殖器盖片基部饰有颗粒,端部光滑予以区别(樱桃双羽爪瘿螨D.pseudocerasis无前叶突;足Ⅰ基节间具胸线,基节光滑;雌生殖器盖片光滑).     

中国雄尾螨属一新种及一已知种重描述（蜱螨亚纲：雄尾螨科）

本文记述采自我国湖南的雄尾螨属一新种：凹背雄尾螨，新种Ａｒｒｅｎｕｒｕｓ ｃｕｒｖｉｄｏｒｓａｌｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。新种以背板前端极度向体内塌陷等为显著特征。另对鱼尾雄尾螨Ａｒｒｅｎｕｒｕｓ ｐｉｓｃｉｓｃａｕｄａｐｅｔｉｏｌａｔｕｓ Ｍａｒｓｈａｌｌ１９２８作了全面的再记述，其鉴定标本采自湖南、湖北。     

尾辐螨属和毛尾足螨属在中国的发现与二新种描述（蜱螨亚纲：尾足螨股）

报道尾辐螨属和毛尾足螨属在中国的发现并记述2新种,梭形尾辐螨Uroactinia fusina ma,sp,nov．和贺氏毛尾足螨Trichouropoda hejianguoi Ma,sp．nov．,模式标本存于吉林省白城市全国鼠疫布氏菌病防治基地。     

腐食酪螨成螨形态观察

利用光学显微镜观察腐食酪螨成螨外部形态特征。通过观察发现,腐食酪螨雄性成螨体长约300～440μm,表皮光滑,附肢4对呈淡棕色,各足均着生有刚毛和感器;胛内毛（sci）较胛外毛（sce）长;基节上毛（ps）膨大且有刺状侧突;背毛（d）4对,d1最短,d4最长;腹面可见圆形的肛吸盘和前肛毛（pra）各1对。雌螨体型较雄螨大,长约486～492μm,生殖区位于腹面第Ⅲ、Ⅳ基节之间,生殖毛3对;肛门达躯体末端,周围着生有肛毛（a）5对,肛后毛（pa）3对。通过对腐食酪螨成螨外部形态结构的观察为其科学分类提供了实验依据。     

Materials for Chinese Phyllanthoideae

The present paper is part of taxonomic study on Chinese Phyllanthoideae. Included in it are two new varieties, Leptopus esquirolii var. villosus and Drypetes hainanensis var. longistipitata, one new combination, Glochidion triandrum var. siamense, and seven new records in China: Drypetes salicifolia, D. hoaensis. Actephila subsessilis, Glochidion khasicum, G. nubigennum, Bridelia spiosa and B. poilanei. In addition, seventeen taxon names are newly reduced: Liodendron formosanum = Drypetes formosana, Liodendron matsumurae = Drypetes matsumurae, D. longipes = D. indica, Antidesma paxii = A. acidum, A. hiiranense, A. filipes and A. pentandrum var. hiiranense = A. japonicum, A. calvescens = A. montanum, A. microphyllum = A. venosum, Breynia stipitata var. formosana and B. jormosana = B. vitis-idaea, Glochidion zeylanicum var. tomentosum = G. hirsutum, G. rubidulum = G. thomsonii, G. acuminatum = G. triandrum, G. fagifolium and Phyllanthus fagifolius = Glochidion sphaerogynum, Bridelia penangiena = B. insulana, B. henryana = B. tomentosa. All the types are kept in SCBl and PE.     

Phylogenetic revision of the Taenogera Kröber genus-group (Diptera: Therevidae), with descriptions of two new genera

The phylogenetic relationships of the Taenogera genus-group, consisting of nine genera, are examined using cladistic methods. Twenty-one species representing nine genera and one outgroup were compared in a cladistic analysis across 99 states in 44 characters. The genus Taenogera Kröber is revised to contain only T. longa (Schiner), T. nitida (Macquart) and T. notatithorax Mann. Two new genera are described and figured: Actenomeros gen. n., with two species, A. corniculaticaudus sp. n. and A. onyx sp. n.; and Taenogerella gen. n., with four species, Ta. elizabethae sp. n., Ta. platina sp. n., Ta. schlingeri sp. n. and Ta . nigrapicalis (Mann) comb. n. Phylogenetic analysis also supports the removal of Nanexila gracilis (Mann) comb. n. from Taenogera .     

Relationships between host blood factors and proteases in Glossina morsitans subspecies infected with Trypanosoma congolense

Abstract. Host blood effects on Trypanosoma congolense establishment in Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina morsitans centralis were investigated using goat, rabbit, cow and rhinoceros blood. Meals containing goat erythrocytes facilitated infection in G. m. morsitans , whereas meals containing goat plasma facilitated infection in G. m. centralis. Goat blood effects were not observed in the presence of complementary rabbit blood components. N-acetyl-glucosamine (a midguMectin inhibitor) increased infection rates in some, but not all, blood manipulations. Cholesterol increased infection rates in G. m. centralis only. Both compounds together added to cow blood produced superinfection in G. m. centralis , but not in G. m. morsitans. Midgut protease levels did not differ 6 days post-infection in flies maintaining infections versus flies clearing infections. Protease levels were weakly correlated with patterns of infection, but only in G. m. morsitans. These results suggest that physiological mechanisms responsible for variation in infection rates are only superficially similar in these closely-related tsetse.     

Selection of Verticillium lecanii Isolates with High Potential for Biocontrol of Cucumber Powdery Mildew by Means of Components Analysis at Different Humidity Regimes

To identify characteristics for the selection of Verticillium lecanii isolates with high potential for biocontrol of Sphaerotheca fuliginea under glasshouse conditions, an exploratory study was performed on the effect of water limitation on the development of 14 isolates. The conidial germination, growth and sporulation of isolates of V. lecanii were studied in a tritrophic system on cucumber leaves and in a ditrophic system in Petri dishes. Their mycoparasitic ability was studied in S. fuliginea and Cladosporium cladosporioides . All characteristics were clearly affected by humidity. Four isolates showed good biocontrol potential. The performance of isolates on agar had less predictive value than on powdery mildew. The germination of isolates of V. lecanii was lower and the mycelial growth faster on agar than on mildewed leaves under corresponding humidity conditions. The results suggest that conditions in the phyllosphere differed from the set humidity in the surrounding air. A correlation was found between the lysis of C. cladosporioides growing in dual culture on agar with isolates of V. lecanii and the parasitism of powdery mildew on detached, rooted leaves. C. cladosporioides might offer a suitable substrate for testing isolates of V. lecanii for mycoparasitic potential under various environmental conditions. Conidial germination, growth and sporulation had limited predictive value.     

Evaluation of the Palaearctic Eurithia consobrina (Diptera: Tachinidae) as a Potential Biocontrol Agent for Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Canada

The evaluation of Eurithia consobrina (Meigen) as a candidate for introduction against bertha armyworm, Mamestra configurata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in western Canada included studies of its host range, distribution, synchronization with host, constancy, abundance and life history in Europe. In addition, its diapause induction and its coldhardiness were compared with those of the target host M. configurata and its native tachinid parasitoid, Athrycia cinerea (Coq.). E. consobrina was found to fit criteria for a successful biocontrol agent reasonably well. It also had the potential to fill a largely unoccupied niche in the parasitoid complex of M. configurata. E. consobrina has a facultative diapause of the long-day type, similar to A. cinerea, but is less sensitive to diapause-inducing conditions. E. consobrina is at least as coldhardy as A. cinerea and more coldhardy than M. configurata. Laboratory exposures to temperatures of 0 C for 140 days apparently selected for greater coldhardiness, and later generations survived exposures of 140 days at -15 C without significant mortality. Adult E. consobrina were released at three locations in Manitoba in 1986 and 1987, but establishment has not been confirmed.     

Predation by Halmus chalybeus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Ceroplastes destructor and C. sinensis (Hemiptera: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) Infesting Citrus in Northland, New Zealand

Predation by Halmus chalybeus (steelblue ladybird) on two species of wax scale was studied on citrus orchards in Northland, New Zealand. Field experiments using an exclusion technique of enclosing citrus branches in bags, found that larval and adult H. chalybeus preyed on first and second instars of both Ceroplastes destructor (white wax scale) and C. sinensis (Chinese wax scale), but not third instar C. destructor. Third instar C. sinensis and adults of both species were not tested but are rarely, if ever, attacked by H. chalybeus. The sampling of scale and ladybird populations and field experiments showed that few scales of either species survived past the second instar stage where H. chalybeus was numerous. The feeding rate of H. chalybeus on settled first and second instar scales was estimated inside bagged branches. Adults consumed on average 15.6 C. destructor and 13.3 C. sinensis per day per ladybird, while larvae ate 9.7 C. destructor per day. These feeding rates accounted for the experimental reduction of scale populations. H. chalybeus is a useful natural enemy for the control of C. destructor and C. sinensis when its activity is not disrupted by pesticides.     

The genus Rhaponticoides Vaill. (Asteraceae) in Turkey: a new species and first key

Turkish representatives of the genus Rhaponticoides Vaill. are examined. A key and distribution map of Rhaponticoides species occurring in Turkey are provided for the first time. R. hierroi Ö. Eren sp. nov., from Bakacak pass in the Western Taurus range, SW Anatolia, allied to R. mykalea (Hub.-Mor.) M. V. Agab. &; Greuter is described as a species new to science and illustrated. Its habitat conditions and conservation status are considered. Pollen micrographs of R. hierroi and R. mykalea are presented using scanning electron microscopy.     

Investigations into the evolutionary history of the polyploid complexAntennaria neodioica (Asteraceae: Inuleae)

TheAntennaria neodioica polyploid agamic complex is a polymorphic species occurring across North America mainly north of the terminal margin of the Wisconsin glacier. This taxonomically difficult group has recently been treated as consisting of the four subspeciesA. neodioica subsp.canadensis, subsp.howellii, subsp.neodioica, and subsp.petaloidea. TheA. neodioica agamic complex has been considered of hybrid origin with several sexual diploid species constituting its parentage. Crosses were made among five sexual diploid species ofAntennaria, morphologically similar toA. neodioica s.l., in an attempt to discover its origins. Representative specimens of the five diploid species,A. neodioica s. l., and the synthetic interspecific F₁ hybrids were subjected to various analyses including PCA, cluster (UPGMA), and discriminant analyses. Results suggest that theA. neodioica complex is of multiple hybrid origin involving the four diploid speciesA. neglecta, A. plantaginifolia, A. racemosa, andA. virginica. BecauseA. neodioica is the result of diverse origin it is more desirable to consider the agamic complex as a separate, distinct species from its sexual diploid relatives. Several morphological characters in the diploid species were determined to be polygenically inherited.Investigations into the Evolutionary History of the Polyploid Complexes inAntennaria (Asteraceae: Inuleae). I.