绒属Caryomys（Thomas，1911）地位的恢复（啮齿目：仓鼠科：田鼠亚科）

绒属Ｃａｒｙｏｍｙｓ原为Ｔｈｏｍａｓ（１９１１）命名的Ｍｉｃｒｏｔｕｓ属中的一个新亚属,Ｈｉｎｔｏｎ（１９２３）将它升格为独立属,但很快又于１９２６年否定了此属的存在,从此各国学者或认为它是属Ｃｌｅｔｈｒｌｏｎｏｍｙｓ的同物异名,或认为它是绒鼠属Ｅｏｔｈｅｎｏｍｙｓ的亚属,近７０年间再无人承认此属名。本文通过对Ｃａｍｐｍｙｓ所包含的ｉｎｅｚ和ｅｖａ两种的形态学及染色体核型进行研究,并与绒鼠属Ｅｏｔｈｅｎｏｍｙｓ和属Ｃｌｅｔｈｒｉｏｎｏｍｙｓ代表种类的相关特征进行了比较分析,结果表明,ｉｎｅｚ和ｅｖａ除在形态上与绒鼠属及属种类有一些明显差异外,在染色体核型上也有显著不同,主要表现在：ｉｎｅｚ及ｅｖａ的染色体数目２ｎ＝５４,且在常染色体中,其最大的一对染色体均为亚端部着丝粒染色体;而绒鼠属和属的染色体数目则为２ｎ＝５６,且在常染色体中无此对端部着丝粒染色体。为此,作者认为应恢复Ｃａｒｙｏｍｘｓ属的分类地位。     

中国森林田鼠族系统分类研究进展(啮齿目:仓鼠科:䶄亚科)

森林田鼠族（Myodini）是䶄亚科（Arvicolinae）的重要类群,广泛分布于整个全北区及东洋区部分区域,该族目前存在的分类学问题是缺乏化石标本、短时间的物种分化、有限分子样本和部分类群采样困难等综合因素影响的结果。近年中国森林田鼠族的系统分类研究成果主要有：（1）绒鼠属（Eothenomys）的采样和系统发育研究基本涵盖了全部类群,发现1新亚属和4新种,分别为川西绒鼠亚属（Ermites）和石棉绒鼠（Eothenomys shimianensis）、金阳绒鼠（E.jinyangensis）、美姑绒鼠（E.meiguensis）、螺髻山绒鼠（E.luojishanensis）,原来被普遍接受的黑腹绒鼠福建亚种（E.melanogaster colurnus）、中华绒鼠康定亚种（E.chinensis tarquinius）、西南绒鼠康定亚种（E.custos hintoni）被证实为3个独立有效种,滇绒鼠（E.eleusis）、丽江绒鼠（E.fidelis）的种级分类地位进一步得到确认;大绒鼠贡山亚种（E.miletus confinii）和黑腹绒鼠滇西亚种（E.melanogaster libonotus）实为克钦绒鼠（E.cachinus）的同物异名。（2）基于形态和分子系统发育的研究支持恢复东亚䶄属（Craseomys）的属级分类地位,同时解决了䶄属（Myodes）的非单系起源问题;研究进一步证实山西䶄（Craseomys shanseius）应为棕背䶄的山西亚种（Craseomys rufocanus shanseius）。（3）高山䶄属（Alticola）的平颅高山䶄亚属（Platycranius）分类地位受到分子系统发育研究结果质疑,该亚属的唯一物种平颅高山䶄（Alticola strelzowi）与高山䶄属指名亚属物种聚在同一枝;库蒙高山䶄（A.stracheyi）实为斯氏高山䶄（A.stoliczkanus）的同物异名。基于近年系统分类研究结果,目前中国森林田鼠族分布有5属共30种。     

滇绒鼠在四川的分类与分布厘定

2019至2023年,在四川省珙县（104°50′05″E,27°54′27″N,海拔1 331 m）和叙永县（105°32′05″E,28°13′51″N,海拔1370m）分别采集到2号和4号绒鼠类成体标本。这些标本个体较小,尾长约为体长的41%,形态鉴定属于滇绒鼠（Eothenomys eleusis）。对所采标本的Cyt b基因进行PCR扩增和测序,并结合从GenBank下载的绒鼠属物种序列构建贝叶斯基因树,结果显示：所采标本与滇绒鼠指名亚种（E. e. eleusis）聚为一个支系（贝叶斯后验概率为1.0）,遗传距离为0.8%,与滇绒鼠aurora亚种（E.e.aurora）的遗传距离为2.5%。根据标本形态、头骨特征,结合分子生物学证据,确定所采6号标本为滇绒鼠,是该物种在四川省的首次确认分布记录。标本现存于四川省林业科学研究院动物标本馆（编号分别为SAF19843、SAF19844、SAF220125、SAF220131、SAF23176和SAF23177）。     

中国棕背(鼠平)亚种分化的研究(啮齿目:仓鼠科:田鼠亚科)

本文对中国山西、河北、内蒙古南部、大、小兴安岭、长白山及新疆等地区的215号棕背(鼠平)(Clethrionomys rufocanus)标本的外形和头骨的形态进行了亚种分化研究,认为分布于山西、河北、内蒙古南部棕背(鼠平)的亚种为Clethrionomys rufocanus shanseius(Thomas);大、小兴安岭及新疆地区的亚种为Cl.r.irkutensis(Ognev);而将分布于长白山地区的亚种定为一新亚种——棕背(鼠平)长白山亚种(Clethrionomys rufocanus changbaishanensis)。     

真革螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：寄螨科）

真革螨属Eugamasus Berlese,1892隶于寄螨科Parasitidae Oudemans,1901。迄今属中约有30种。本文首次描述、采自陕西洮州绒鼠Eothenomys eva Thomas体上的真革螨新种,定名为小真革螨Eugamasus minus sp. nov.。     

大绒鼠的分带核型研究

本文采用G带、C带和银染核仁组织者(Ag-NORs)等技术,对大绒鼠(Eothe nomys miletus miletus)的核型进行观察分析。结果表明:2n=56,常染色体和性染色体皆为单臂染色体。X染色体的长度接近于No.1染色体,Y染色体的长度相当于14号染色体。G分带可鉴别每对染色体的特征,C-带核型中全部着丝点C带均显示不同程度的阳性。Y染色体整条呈阳性。Ag-NORs有5对,分别分布于1、2、6、14和27号染色体的着丝粒附近。通过核型分析,对大绒鼠的分类地位进行了初步探讨。     

大绒鼠消化道形态的季节变化

为探讨栖息于横断山地区大绒鼠(Eothenomys miletus)的消化道特征与环境之间的适应关系,对自然环境中大绒鼠消化道各项指标进行了测定.实验分别测定了不同季节大绒鼠胃、小肠、大肠、盲肠的长度,及其含内容物重、去内容物重、干组织重.结果表明,大绒鼠消化道特征存在季节性变化,随着温度降低、食物质量下降,大绒鼠的小肠、盲肠长度增加;各器官重量均在6月份最大;大绒鼠在低温、食物质量下降、繁殖等胁迫因子作用下,通过增加食物摄入、调节消化道形态来满足能量需求的增加,维持正常的生理机能.大绒鼠的消化道在不同季节中表现出的变化模式,与其低纬度高海拔、年平均温度较低的生存环境有关,从一方面反映了该物种在温度胁迫下的生存机制和适应对策.     

唐家河自然保护区小兽调查简报

1989年3—11月,我们用铗日法,网格式取样对唐家河自然保护区小兽进行了全面调查,总面积为286800平方米,共捕获小兽标本846只,隶属8科16属21种。它们是四川短尾鼩(Anourosorex squamipes),鼩鼹(Uropsilus soricipes),灰麝鼩(Crocidura attenuata),社鼠(Niviventer niviventer),高山姬鼠(Apodemus chevrieri),中华姬鼠(Apodemus draco),大足鼠(Rattus nitidus),安氏白腹鼠(Niviventer andersoni),藏鼠兔(Ochatona thibetana),针毛鼠(Niviventer fulvescens),洮州绒鼠(Eothenomys eva),黑腹绒鼠(Eothenomys melanogaster),川鼩(Blarinell…     

绒螯蟹属支序分类学的初步分析(甲壳总纲:十足目)

绒螯蟹属Eriocheir是方蟹科Grapsidae中的一个小属,与其近缘的11属同隶于弓蟹亚科Varuninaec该属包括4种:狭颚绒螯蟹E.leptoganthus,直额绒螯蟹E.rectus,日本绒螯蟹E.japonicus,和中华绒螯蟹E.sinensis。分布于我国沿海及台湾岛各省,均为可食种,尤以后两种个体较大为经济蟹类,特别是中华绒螯蟹为我国名贵的水产资源之一。     

大绒鼠及高山姬鼠体温调节和蒸发失水的日节律

为比较横断山区同域分布物种大绒鼠(Eothenomys miletus)和高山姬鼠(Apodemus chevrieri)的日节律特征,对两种鼠在24 h中4个时间段(04:00～06:00时、10:00～12:00时、16:00～18:00时和22:00～24:00时)的体温和蒸发失水进行了测定.结果显示,大绒鼠、高...     

五种啮齿类动物核型和血清蛋白质的SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析

本文对5种啮齿类动物(岩松鼠、花鼠、五趾跳鼠、棕背(鼠平)和岢岚绒鼠)的核型及其血清蛋白质的SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳进行了分析。通过分析结果,探讨了它们的核型及血清蛋白在其分类中的意义。     

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Oriental voles: genus Eothenomys (Muridae, Mammalia)

Oriental voles of the genus Eothenomys are predominantly distributed along the Southeastern shoulder of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Based on phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1143 bp) obtained from 23 specimens (eight species) of Oriental voles collected from this area, together with nucleotide sequences from six specimens (two species) of Japanese red-backed voles (Eothenomys andersoni and Eothenomys smithii) and five species of the closely related genus Clethrionomys, we revised the systematic status of Eothenomys. We also tested if vicariance could explain the observed high species diversity in this area by correlating estimated divergence times to species distribution patterns and corresponding paleo-geographic events. Our results suggest that: (1) the eight species of Oriental voles form a monophyletic group with two distinct clades, and that these two clades should be considered as valid subgenera--Eothenomys and Anteliomys; (2) Eothenomys eleusis and Eothenomys miletus are not independent species; (3) Japanese red-backed voles are more closely related to the genus Clethrionomys than to continental Asian Eothenomys taxa; and (4) the genus Clethrionomys, as presently defined, is paraphyletic. In addition, the process of speciation of Oriental voles appears to be related to the Trans-Himalayan formation via three recent uplift events of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau within the last 3.6 million years, as well as to the effects of the mid-Quaternary ice age.     

Historical biogeography at the crossroads of the northern continents: molecular phylogenetics of red-backed voles (Rodentia: Arvicolinae)

Evolutionary relationships of red-backed voles and their relatives were examined and used to test biogeographic hypotheses. Sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene were obtained for 25 individuals representing Alticola macrotis, Clethrionomys californicus, C. gapperi, C. glareolus, C. rutilus, and C. rufocanus. These were combined with 21 partial sequences from GenBank for C. regulus, C. rex, C. rufocanus, C. rutilus, Eothenomys imaizumii, E. melanogaster, Phaulomys andersoni, and P. smithii. Complete sequences of three species of Microtus (M. montanus, M. oeconomus, and M. pennsylvanicus), representative species of other arvicoline genera (Myopus, Synaptomys, Arvicola, Ellobius, Ondatra, Lemmus, Dicrostonyx, and Phenacomys), and a sigmodontine representative (Peromyscus) were included as outgroups. We used maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, distance, and Bayesian based methods and conducted statistical tests on proposed hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic histories. A close relationship of species representing the genera Alticola, Clethrionomys, and Eothenomys was supported (Clethrionomyini); however, the genus Clethrionomys was paraphyletic with respect to both Alticola and Eothenomys. Three major clades were identified as Asian (Eothenomys andersoni, E. smithii, C. rex, C. regulus, and C. rufocanus), Trans-beringian (Alticola macrotis, C. californicus, C. gapperi, C. glarelolus, and C. rutilus), and Taiwanese (E. melanogaster). These results are consistent with the fossil record which indicates an initial diversification in Asia followed by colonization of the Nearctic on at least two occasions. The holarctic species, C. rutilus, appears to have either reinvaded Asia from North America or colonized North America more recently (late Pleistocene) than the two species of Clethrionomys (C. gapperi and C. californicus) that are endemic to North America (early to mid-Pleistocene). Finally, C. gapperi, appears to be comprised of an eastern and a western species, the former with affinities to the Asian C. glareolus and the latter more closely related to C. californicus.     

Phylogeny of Oriental voles (Rodentia: Muridae: Arvicolinae): molecular and morphological evidence

The systematics of Oriental voles remains controversial despite numerous previous studies. In this study, we explore the systematics of all species of Oriental voles, except Eothenomys wardi, using a combination of DNA sequences and morphological data. Our molecular phylogeny, based on two mitochondrial genes (COI and cyt b), resolves the Oriental voles as a monophyletic group with strong support. Four distinct lineages are resolved: Eothenomys, Anteliomys, Caryomys, and the new subgenus Ermites. Based on morphology, we consider Caryomys and Eothenomys to be valid genera. Eothenomys, Anteliomys, and Ermites are subgenera of Eothenomys. The molecular phylogeny resolves subgenera Anteliomys and Ermites as sister taxa. Subgenus Eothenomys is sister to the clade Anteliomys + Ermites. Caryomys is the sister group to genus Eothenomys. Further, the subspecies E. custos hintoni and E. chinensis tarquinius do not cluster with E. custos custos and E. chinensis chinensis, respectively, and the former two taxa are elevated to species level and assigned to the new subgenus Ermites.     

棕背的核型分析

本文利用骨髓染色体制片法,对棕背Ｃｌｅｔｈｒｉｏｎｅｍｙｓｒｕｆｏｃａｎｕｓ的核型进行了研究。结果表明,其二倍体数目为５６,常染色体由２个中着丝粒染色体和５２个端着丝粒染色体组成,Ｘ染色体为端着丝粒染色体。核型公式为：２Ｍ＋５２Ａ＋ＸＸ（Ａ,Ａ）。结合前人的报道,属动物的核型在进化中显示出其保守性。     

Human evolution at the Matuyama‐Brunhes boundary

The cranial morphology of fossil hominids between the end of the Early Pleistocene and the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene provides crucial evidence to understand the distribution in time and space of the genus Homo. This evidence is critical for evaluating the competing models regarding diversity within our genus. The debate focuses on two alternative hypotheses, one basically anagenetic and the other cladogenetic. The first suggests that morphological change is so diffused, slow, and steady that it is meaningless to apply species names to segments of a single lineage. The second is that the morphological variation observed in the fossil record can best be described as a number of distinct species that are not connected in a linear ancestor‐descendant sequence. Today much more fossil evidence is available than was in the past to test these alternative hypotheses, as well as intermediate variants. Special attention must be paid to Africa because this is the most probable continental homeland for both the origin of the genus Homo (around 2.5–2 Ma), 1 as well as the site, two million or so years later, of the emergence of the species H. sapiens. 2 However, the African fossil record is very poorly represented between 1 Ma and 600 ka. Europe furnishes recent discoveries in this time range around the Matuyama‐Brunhes chron boundary (780,000 years ago), a period for which, at present, we have no noteworthy fossil evidence in Africa or the Levant. Two penecontemporaneous sources of European fossil evidence, the Ceprano calvaria (Italy) 3 and the TD6 fossil assemblage of Atapuerca (Spain) 4 are thus of great interest for testing hypotheses about human evolution in the fundamental time span bracketed between the late Early and the Middle Pleistocene. This paper is based on a phenetic approach to cranial variation aimed at reviewing the Early‐to‐Middle Pleistocene trajectories of human evolution. The focus of the paper is on neither the origin nor the end of the story of the genus Homo, but rather its chronological and phylogenetic core. Elucidation of the evolutionary events that happened around 780 ka during the transition from the Early to Middle Pleistocene is one of the new frontiers for human paleontology, and is critical for understanding the processes that ultimately led to the origin of H. sapiens.     

Archaeochlus Brundin: a midge out of time (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Abstract. Archaeochlus , a plesiomorphic genus of Podonominae (Chironomidae), is revised and two new species (biko from Namibia and brundini from southwestern Australia) described. The systematic status of the genus and the tribe Boreochlini is reassessed. Biogeographic evidence, sustained by a fossil record, dates the genus at least to the Upper Jurassic. The ecology of early Chironomidae is suggested to be eurythermic and hygropetric rather than cold stenothermic in lotic waters.     

The Esphalmeninae (Dermaptera: Pygidicranidae): a group of Andean and Southern African earwigs

Abstract. The species of the genus Esphalmenus Burr, the only genus of the subfamily Esphalmeninae, are reviewed. Three new American species, E.rostratus and E.basidentatus (Argentine) and E.nigrinus (Ecuador) are described and figured. Lectotypes are designated for E.porteri Burr, E.inca (Burr) and E.perin-gueyi (Bormans). E.vulcani Bharadwaj and Kapoor does not belong to this genus and its possible systematic position is discussed. The distribution of the species is outlined and a key for their identification provided.