犹棒螨属一新种记述（蝉螨亚纲：恙螨科）

本文记述恙螨亚科ＴｒｏｍｂｉｃｕｌｉｎａｅＥｗｉｎｇ,犹棒螨属ＥｕｓｃｈｏｅｎｇａｓｔｉａＥｗｉｎｇ,祁连犹棒恙螨,新种Ｅｕｓｃｈｏｅｎｇａｓｔｉａｑｉｌｉａｎｅｎｓｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ,采自青海省祁连县。模式标本保存在青海省地方病防治研究所。     

青海禽棒恙螨属一新种：蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科

本文记述从朱雀Garpodacus erythrinus(Pallas)体上采到的禽棒恙螨属Ornithogastia Vercammen-Grandjean,1960,一新种,朱雀禽棒恙螨Ornithogastia erythinae sp.nov.标本采自青海省海南藏族自冶州贵南县。     

青海省纤恙螨属三新种（蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科）

本文描述采自青海的纤恙螨属Ｌｅｐｔｏｔｒｏｍｂｉｄｉｕｍ Ｎａｇａｙｏ ｅｔ ａｌ,１９１６,三个新种;巴颜纤恙螨Ｌ．（Ｌ．）ｂａｙａｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。,川纤恙螨Ｌ．（Ｌ．）ｈｕａｎｇｃｈｕａｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,乌兰纤恙螨Ｌ．（Ｌ．）ｗｕｌａｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．模式标本均保存在青海省地方病防治研究所。     

春川恙螨属一新种：蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科

本文描述春川恙螨属Ｓｈｕｎｓｅｎｎｉａ Ｊａｍｅｓｏｎ ｅｔ Ｔｏｓｈｉｏｋａ一新种,即叉毛春川恙螨Ｓ．ｆｕｒｃｏｓｅｔａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,模式标本采自青海省化隆回簇自治区的大林姬鼠Ａｐｏｄｅｍｕｓ ｓｐｅｃｉｏｓｕｓ Ｔｅｍｍｉｎｃｋ,１８４５体长,文内量度单位均为μｍ。标本存放在青海省地方病防治研究所。     

春川恙螨属—新种(蜱螨亚纲:恙螨科)

本文描述春川恙螨属ＳｈｕｎｓｅｎｎｉａＪａｍｅｓｏｎｅｔＴｏｓｈｉｏｋａ一新种,即叉毛春川恙螨Ｓ．ｆｕｒｃｏｓｅｔａｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,模式标本采自青海省化隆回族自治县的大林姬鼠ＡｐｏｄｅｍｕｓｓｐｅｃｉｏｓｕｓＴｅｍｍｉｎｃｋ,１８４５体长,文内量度单位均为μｍ。标本存放在青海省地方病防治研究所。     

犹棒螨属一新种记述（蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科）

本文记述恙螨亚科,犹棒螨属,祁连犹棒恙螨,新种,采自青海省祁连县。模式标本保存在青海省地方病防治研究所。     

中国蝙蝠体翼手恙螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科）

本文记述采自江西的翼手恙螨属一新种,由毛翼手恙螨,新种Ｃｈｉｒｏｐｔｅｌｌａ ｃｕｒｖｉｓｅｔｏｓａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,模型标本保存于江西医学院寄生虫学教研室。     

纤恙螨属恙螨一新种：蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科

从采自新疆博乐县阿拉山口(海拔290 m)室内灰仓鼠伏龙芝亚种 Cricetulus migratorius caesius耳壳内的一批纤恙螨标本鉴定中发现中国新记录亚属——爱柯纤恙螨亚属 Ericotrombidium中的一个新种,定名为博乐纤恙螨 Leptotrombidium (E.) bolei sp.nov.,它与美丽纤恙螨L.(E.)pulchrum(Sosnina,1950)及索氏纤恙螨L.(E.)sokolovi Kudryshova,1984比较近似,但本新种IP及盾板量度除 AM外均较大,PW-SB≥PL,可与前者区别;IP较小,平均787,幅度763—821,DS较少,排列规则:2+8.6.6.4.2=28,可与后者区别。     

纤恙螨属一新种（蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科）

本文描述纤恙螨属,１９１６,一新种,五角纤恙螨,标本采自青海省玉树藏族自治州称多县。     

同鞭恙螨亚属的修订和一新种恙螨的记述：蜱螨亚纲：恙螨科

本文对同鞭恙螨亚属Synlorillatum Zhao,1985的亚属征作了补充和修订,并探讨了通什长鞭恙螨Lorillatum(S.)tungshihensis Hsu & Chen,1964的分类地位问题。此外,记述了采自鼠耳蝠Myotis sp.的一个恙螨新种——鞭感长鞭恙螨Lorillatum(Synlorillatum)flagellasensilla sp.nov.     

New species of the tenebrionid genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Menimus</Emphasis> sharp, 1876 (Coleoptera,Tenebrionidae) from southern Palaearctic

Three new species of the genus Menimus are described from Yunnan Province, China. Over 70 species of Menimus are distributed in the tropical and subtropical zones from India to Oceania and New Zealand. A new subgenus, Sinomenimus subgen. n., is erected with the type species M. kabaki sp. n. characterized by the absence of eyes and by the presence of the spermatheca and sharp depression at the posterior margin of the thoracic metasternite. The following new synonymy is established: Menimus Sharp, 1876 = Neomenimus Kaszab, 1939, syn. n., with the following new combinations resulting: Menimus clavatus (Kaszab, 1939) = Neomenimus clavatus Kaszab, 1939, comb, n.; Menimus biroi (Kaszab, 1939) = Neomenimus biroi Kaszab, 1939, comb, n.; Menimus setosus (Kaszab, 1939) = Neomenimus setosus Kaszab, 1939, comb, n.; Menimus brevissimus (Kaszab, 1939) = Neomenimus brevissimus Kaszab, 1939, comb. n.     

中国白蛉亚科数值分类研究（双翅目: 毛蠓科）

【目的】 对中国白蛉亚科（Phlebotominae）昆虫进行数值分类研究, 探索其在系统发育过程中的亲缘关系。【方法】 选取中国白蛉40个蛉种作为分类单元以及白蛉的68项形态特征为分类指标, 进行系统聚类分析。【结果】 聚类分析结果与传统属级及白蛉属Phlebotomus的亚属级分类一致。司蛉属Sergentomyia的亚属分类与传统分类有一些区别, 聚类分析将司蛉属分为8类, 其中尼克组nicnic group与司蛉亚属subgenus Sergentomyia和传统分类一致; 泉州司蛉S. quanzhouensis和唐氏司蛉S. tangi聚入帕蛉亚属subgenus Parrotomyia; 尹氏司蛉S. yini聚入新蛉亚属subgenus Neophlebotomus, 应氏司蛉S. iyengari、马来司蛉S. malayensis、吐鲁番司蛉S. turfanensis、兰州司蛉S. lanzhouensis和南京司蛉S. nankingensis聚为一类; 歌乐山司蛉S. koloshanensis、方亮司蛉S. fanglianensis和云南司蛉S. yunnanensis与尼克组nicnic group聚成一类, 此类群和此属中其他蛉种系统发育关系距离远。【结论】 中国白蛉亚科昆虫的聚类分析结果与传统分类基本一致, 验证了传统分类系统的可靠性, 并揭示了传统分类中一些蛉种不确定分类问题。司蛉属聚类分析结果与传统分类有差别, 提示有个别蛉种需重新考虑其分类地位。     

蚜属轭蚜亚属的研究及一新种记述(同翅目:蚜科)

本文记述世界范围蚜属的轭蚜亚属１１种,其中包括１新种,地肤轭蚜Ａｐｈｉｓ （Ｚｙｘａｐｈｉｓ）ｋｏｃｈｉａｅ Ｚｈａｎｇ ｅｔ Ｚｈａｎｇ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。给出分种检索表。该亚属为中国新纪录。模式标本存放在中国科学院动物研究所标本馆。地肤ｐｈｉｓ（Ｚｙｘａｐｈｉｓ）ｋｏｃｈｉａｅ Ｚｈａｎｇ ｅｔ Ｚｈａｎｇ,ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,（图１～６）正模,无翅孤雌,Ｎｏ．Ｙ７７０１－２－其余同正模。中与Ａ．（     

Two new species of the genus Philaenus (Homoptera, Aphrophoridae) from Iran

Two new species of Philaenus from Iran are described. Philaenus elbursianus sp. n. belongs to the Ph. signatus species group from the nominotypical subgenus. Philaenus iranicus sp. n. differs considerably from all the known representatives of the genus and was separated in a new subgenus Gyrurus subgen. n. The occurrence of this highly peculiar species in Iran may indicate that the center of origin of the genus Philaenus lies in this territory and not in the Mediterranean region as it was considered before.     

A revision of the dinocarsiine Encyrtidae with a study of the genus Pelmatencyrtus De Santis (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)

This paper constitutes a revisionary treatment of the Encyrtid subtribe Dinocarsiina as defined by Kerrich (1967). The genera there listed are studied, together with Praleurocerus Agarwal and Aeptencyrtus De Santis, which are here included. Encyrtolophus De Santis is treated as a subgenus of Chrysoplatycerus Ashmead although it is very distinct from the type species of that genus. A new genus is proposed for Tropidophryne flandersi Compare. All specíes are redescribed with exception of two belonging to monotypic genera. Five species are described as new.     

Description of Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) brazilorum sp. nov. a new fossil species from the Dominican Republic (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

A sand fly fossil was found in amber; a vegetal resin, which allows all the external phlebotomine structures to be seen. The piece that contains the new species is 14 mm long x 8 mm wide x 3 mm high. All the structures from the head, thorax, and abdomen were examined under the microscope and measured with a calibrated micrometric eyepiece. The morphological aspects of the new species suggest its inclusion in the Pintomyia genus, Pifanomyia subgenus though it is not possible to include it in any of the series known for this subgenus. The presence of two atrophied spines on the gonostyles and gonocoxites without tufts of setae permit the exclusion of the new species from the other species of the subgenus Pifanomyia. The new species is named Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) brazilorum sp. nov.     

木兰科植物的杂交亲和性

采用常规杂交育种的方法,在木兰科属内和属间进行了62杂交试验,结果表明,除木兰属的木兰亚属和玉兰亚属之间没有杂交亲和性外,木兰科其他属内都有杂交亲和性,这表明属内不存在生殖隔离,除拟单性木兰属与木兰属的木兰亚属之间有杂交亲和性外,其它属间都没有杂交亲和性,这表明这些属间存在着生殖隔离,因此,木兰科植物的杂交亲和性基本上支持根据形态特征所建立的木兰科科下分类系统,同时,建议将拟单性木兰属与木兰属的木兰亚属合并为木兰属,并将玉兰亚属从木兰属中分出作为玉兰属。     

Phylogenetic relationships among Passiflora species based on the glutamine synthetase nuclear gene expressed in chloroplast (ncpGS)

This paper presents the first molecular phylogeny of the genus Passiflora encompassing almost all sections of this large genus. The nuclear-encoded chloroplast-expressed glutamine synthetase gene (ncpGS) was used to examine the relationships among Passiflora species (passionflowers), which was then compared with the new classification proposed by Feuillet and MacDougal. The resulting Bayesian, likelihood, and parsimony trees are congruent and well supported. The 90 Passiflora species examined apparently split into eight main subgenera: Plectostemma, Granadilla, Astrophea, Deidamioides, Polyanthea, Dysosmia, Tetrapathea, and Tryphostemmatoides. These results are in overall agreement with the Feuillet and MacDougal's classification but here we propose that three additional subgenera, Polyanthea, Dysosmia, and Tetrapathea, should be maintained. We observe a striking overall correlation between the phylogenetic position of the different species and their chromosome number. The first clade contains the arborescent species of the subgenus Astrophea, with n=12. The second clade, subgenus Plectostemma, includes species from four subgenera of Killip's classification with n=6 chromosomes. The last clade, subgenus Granadilla, includes species of seven old subgenera with n=9. Subgenus Dysosmia, with a variable chromosome number of n=9-11, is considered here as a separate subgenus closely related to the subgenus Granadilla.     

Molecular phylogenetics of the burrowing crayfish genus Fallicambarus (Decapoda: Cambaridae)

Ainscough, B.J., Breinholt, J.W., Robison, H.W. & Crandall, K.A. (2013). Molecular phylogenetics of the burrowing crayfish genus Fallicambarus (Decapoda: Cambaridae). —Zoologica Scripta, 42, 306–316. The crayfish genus Fallicambarus contains 19 species of primary burrowing freshwater crayfish divided into two distinct subgenera. We test current hypotheses of the phylogenetic relationships among species within the genus as well as the monophyly of the genus. Our study samples all 19 species for five gene regions (both nuclear and mitochondrial) to estimate a robust phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus. We show that the genus is not a monophyletic group. The subgenus Creaserinus does fall out as a monophyletic group, but distinct from the subgenus Fallicambarus. The subgenus Fallicambarus appears to be monophyletic with the exception of the species Procambarus (Tenuicambarus) tenuis, which falls in the midst of this subgenus suggesting that it might be better classified as a Fallicambarus species. We also show that the species Fallicambarus fodiens is a species complex with distinct evolutionary lineages that are regionalized to different geographic areas.     

Dual role of respiratory syncytial virus glycoprotein fragment as a mucosal immunogen and chemotactic adjuvant

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory tract disease in infancy and early childhood. Despite its importance as a pathogen, there is no licensed vaccine to prevent RSV infection. The G glycoprotein of RSV, a major attachment protein, is a potentially important target for protective antiviral immune responses and has been shown to exhibit chemotactic activity through CX3C mimicry. Here, we show that sublingual or intranasal immunization of a purified G protein fragment of amino acids from 131 to 230, designated Gcf, induces strong serum IgG and mucosal IgA responses. Interestingly, these antibody responses could be elicited by Gcf even in the absence of any adjuvant, indicating a novel self-adjuvanting property of our vaccine candidate. Gcf exhibited potent chemotactic activity in in vitro cell migration assay and cysteine residues are necessary for chemotactic activity and self-adjuvanticity of Gcf in vivo. Mucosal immunization with Gcf also provides protection against RSV challenge without any significant lung eosinophilia or vaccine-induced weight loss. Together, our data demonstrate that mucosal administration of Gcf vaccine elicits beneficial protective immunity and represents a promising vaccine regimen preventing RSV infection.